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Assignment - Rhetorical Strategies Essay

Description - Purpose - The purpose of this assignment is to practice identifying rhetorical strategies in a piece of writing, specifically an open letter; practice identifying specific passages that demonstrate rhetorical strategies; and practice close reading.

Genre - The genre of this paper is a rhetorical analysis/genre.

Audience - The scholarly community.

1. Introduction/Summary

1. Provide a brief summary of the open letter and the argument presented within it.

2. Identify the thesis of the letter

2. Audience

1. Who is the intended audience for this piece of writing?

2. How is the author appealing to this audience? (this is where you would talk about what rhetorical appeals the author is using and how they are using them)

3. Purpose

1. Why is the author writing this letter?

2. What outcome are they calling for?

4. Author

1. How confident does the author sound and how can you tell (e.g., certain words, phrasing, etc.)?

2. How and where does the author use self-reference or metadiscourse (e.g., "we will explain" or "as explained in the previous section")?

3. How formal or informal is the tone? What causes that level of formality?

5. Conclusion

1. Is the argument impactful?