The way you present an argument is often tied into the way the argument is perceived by the audience. Rhetoric is often considered to be the art of making an argument. When writers create an argument, they often use three types of rhetorical appeals: logos, ethos, and pathos.
• Logos (logical appeal) o What makes the argument logical? When using logos, the writer includes specific evidence and organizes the work to showcase his/her logic. • Ethos (ethical appeal) o Why is the writer credible? In other words, an appeal to ethos involves the writer’s credibility and qualifications. • Pathos (emotional appeal) o In what way does the writer appeal to the reader’s emotions? Pathos means that the reader cares about what the writer is stating.
In this rhetorical analysis, you will examine a speech to determine how effectively the author uses these three appeals. You should be able to see how each appeal falls into the speech. Pay attention to how the writer uses each appeal and also not if the writer lacks in any of the three appeals.
Instructions:
• Create a three-page proposal Rhetorical Analysis of the following speech found in Writing Today: o 37.4: Hillary Rodham Clinton, “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights”
• Consider the following questions when starting this assignment: o How effectively does the writer use the three rhetorical appeals (logos, ethos, and pathos) in the speech?
o What areas of the speech did you find to be particularly well done and what areas needed improvement?
ENG110 – College Writing Rhetorical Analysis
Requirements:
• The assignment should be three pages in length.
• You should include an APA-style title page and headers in addition to the three pages for the assignment. Please double space the assignment, write it in 12 point Times New Roman font, and use a 1-inch margin.
• You should stick to third person for this assignment to maintain objectivity.
• You will want to develop a thesis statement that provides the reader with your overall analysis of the speech, including your evaluation of the rhetorical appeals.
• You should bring in evidence from the speech in the form of direct quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. You will need to reference the source and use in-text citations in your essay. Remember to use quotation marks for direct quoting.
• You should have an introduction that sets up the rhetorical analysis, body paragraphs that tackle the three rhetorical appeals, and a conclusion that brings the analysis to a close.
• Your writing should be free of punctuation, spelling, and grammar errors and contain appropriate word choice for an academic setting with clear sentence structure.
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and