Write a coherent, grammatically correct rhetorical analysis 4 pages long of the essay provided. your intended audience is the academic community, students and faculty who maintain an active interest in the art of persuasion. your goal is to make the rhetorical analysis relevant to the subject not convince them about the primary issue of the article. you want the readers to take your analysis seriously even if they don’t agree with your conclusions.
identify the main claims, sub-claims, and evidence. Ask yourself what rhetorical techniques does the author use? (ethos, pathos, logos) what broad rhetorical strategy does the author primarily employ and is it effective for his/her audience? your thesis statement should read something like “the author uses the techniques of X and Y to convince the reader of Z” where X and Y are the rhetorical strategies employed and Z is the central claim of the essay.
