“News Article Rhetorical Analysis”
1.What is the author’s purpose? What is the central claim of the article?
2.Who is the intended audience?
3.How effectively does the writer persuade the audience to accept their claim(s)?
4.What strategies affect the persuasiveness of the article? Be sure to consider some of the aspects of argument like ethos, logos, and pathos as well as ideas that Mills covers in Chapter 2 “Reading to Figure out the Argument,” such as claims, reasons, limits, and responses to counterarguments. As we make more progress in the class, include other rhetorical strategies as well.
5.What connections are there between the effectiveness of the article and other ideas that we have read about and discussed?
What connections are there between the effectiveness of the article and other ideas that we have read about and discussed?
