Chapter: 4 Rhetorical Analysis

What does Rhetoric Involve

using language in an effective way to appeal to the reader’s emotions, ethics and logic

What three things do you have to consider when creating the right tone for your paper?

Audience

Purpose

Tone

Audience, purpose and tone in a paper

Audience: For whom is the text written? Consider length, language, style, level, etc.

Purpose: Why is the text written? To inform, persuade, motivate, entertain, analyze, argue

Tone: What is the author’s attitude? Choice of vocabulary, focus, content, and opinion.

all three of these are inextricably connected

What are some examples of Rhetorical devices

Parallelisms

Alliterations

metaphors

simile

hyperbole

(exaggeration)

antithesis (parallel structure of ideas that contrast one another)

rhetorical question

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