Identify the unique features of the rhetorical situation for a communication artifact: communicator, audience, message Identify rhetorical appeals including those based on credibility and trust (ethos), logic and evidence (logos), and emotion and empathy (pathos).

For this assignment, you are asked to write an 800-1,000 word rhetorical analysis of a text selected from one of the following options:

1. Use rhetorical analysis to better understand communication
Identify the unique features of the rhetorical situation for a communication artifact: communicator, audience, message
Identify rhetorical appeals including those based on credibility and trust (ethos), logic and evidence (logos), and emotion and empathy (pathos)
Identify at least 2-3 specific persuasive tactics or rhetorical strategies that are employed to develop rhetorical appeals
2. Create rhetorical analysis arguments
Argue how/why the text uses rhetorical strategies to fulfill (or fail to fulfill) its purpose for a particular audience.
Create arguments that employ claim, evidence, and reasoning patterns to communicate your ideas: identify specific rhetorical strategies and appeals and provide a thorough analysis of supporting examples
3. Utilize skills learned in Module 1
Include an appropriate amount of summary of the piece to orient your audience
Incorporate in-text citations in providing evidence for your claims, including at least one direct quote and at least one paraphrase
Apply correct MLA formatting to your document, in-text citations, and Works Cited page

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