Using your notes and discussion of argumentation from class, suggest whether the essay’s/speech’s/films’ argument is ultimately strong, weak, well-developed, insufficiently supported, etc.

Unit 1: Rhetorical Analysis of a Written/Multimodal Text

For this assignment, you will closely analyze an essay or a multimedia material and analyze it rhetorically.

Using your notes and discussion of argumentation from class, suggest whether the essay’s/speech’s/films’ argument is ultimately strong, weak, well-developed, insufficiently supported, etc.

Keep in mind that you will focus mostly on how the author conveys and develops his or her argument, not necessarily on the subject matter. Thus, you may disagree with the author’s viewpoint and still find the argument strong and persuasive.

As you analyze the argument, it is to your advantage to support your claims about the argument’s strengths and weaknesses with quotations and specific details from the essay/multimedia material.

Your essay should be formatted according to MLA benchmarks, including accurate parenthetical citations and a Works Cited Page.

Using your notes and discussion of argumentation from class, suggest whether the essay’s/speech’s/films’ argument is ultimately strong, weak, well-developed, insufficiently supported, etc.