Rhetorical Analysis/ Argumentative Essay
You have read three texts by different authors from different time periods. Now, you are going to determine who had the better comments on the issue being discussed.
Using the texts below, analyze the ethos, logos, and pathos in the three texts. Then, explain which was more effective in which speech and why.
Texts:
• “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”– Frederick Douglass
• “A House Divided”– Abraham Lincoln
• “Claudette Colvin Explains Her Role in the Civil Rights Movement”– Teen Vogue
Using the texts below, analyze the ethos, logos, and pathos in the three texts.
