Policing the Police – Rhetorical Analysis
Watch and analyze a documentary and then come up with an account of why it works. The fancy term for this is “rhetorical analysis.” The documentary you’ll be watching is Policing the Police.
You can find it at this link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/policing-the-police-2020/ Your primary task here will be to describe how the filmmakers make their argument, how they present the things they want viewers to believe (i.e., their claims) in a way that they think their audience will receive favorably.
Assignment
Write an approximately 1500 word essay that helps your reader understand how Policing the Police uses the persuasive strategies you’ve read about and talked about in class to make its argument.
Your task here is to analyze, rather than to summarize or advance your own perspective about the issues the essay raises.
Double-space your paper, follow MLA formatting guidelines, and observe the conventions of academic writing. If you rely on other sources, ensure you’ve documented them appropriately and accurately.
