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Basic Requirements

-1500+ words

-MLA format and documentation (including in-text citations and a Works Cited page)

Background

The final five chapters (Ch. 16-20) of They Say/I Say contain a variety of short readings that are organized according to each chapter’s major theme. First, please look at the anthology’s Table of Contents (pages viii-x) and skim through the aforementioned chapters’ themes and the titles of their individual essays.

Your first task is to select ONE of the five chapters that appeals to you. Then, I would like you to read at least THREE of the chapter’s essays. Finally, you must choose ONE individual essay—NOT chapter—to analyze for your own essay.

Assignment

For this essay, you will be applying your knowledge of the concepts we’ve been discussing, particularly pathos, logos, and ethos. You’ll be analyzing a text (the essay you’ve chosen) for its use of these appeals, as well as its other attributes contributing to the effectiveness of the delivery and the power of its message.

As you analyze and evaluate the rhetorical appeals/strategies employed by the author(s) of your chosen text, you need to draw a conclusion about the effectiveness of the text and perhaps, in your final paragraph, provide other ideas for consideration and potential alterations. The object of this assignment is not to engage in the debates or arguments the writer(s) discuss; rather, you should be identifying the rhetorical appeals the writer(s) use and sharing your evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of these.