Practicing Rhetorical Analysis

Due Aug 29, 2016 by 10pm
Points 4
Submitting a discussion post

Instructions

Now that you've seen a sample of rhetorical analysis in action, I want you to try it on your own. Think of this as practice for the Rhetorical Analysis Essay.

Watch these two political ads from the 2008 Presidential Election Links to an external site..

POST a minimum 200-word response to the prompt below by Monday, 8/29, 10 pm.

COMMENT on 2 other posts: 1 by Tuesday, 8/30, 10 pm, another by Wednesday, 8/31, 10 pm.

PROMPT: Select one of the ads (tell us which one you chose), and answer the following questions:

What is the video's argument?
Who is the intended audience?
Give one specific example of how the video uses rhetorical appeals (either emotional, ethical or logical) to persuade the audience of its claims? If your example involves some combination of appeals, that is fine.
Give one specific example of how the video uses a particular argumentative mode. Again, it's fine if you see a combination of them.

Grading Rubric

Points	Criteria
4	Answers all questions clearly and responds to 2 other students' comments.
3	Answers all questions clearly, responds to 1 other students' comments.
2	Answers all questions clearly.
1	Response to discussion prompt is incomplete.
0	Late or off-topic response.