A rhetorical analysis is when you analyze something using Pathos, Ethos or Logos. They are basically rational or logical appeals, emotional appeals and ethical appeals. A rhetorical analysis doesn’t have to have all of the appeals; it’s just a starting point. The point is to have criteria to analyze something instead of stating “I don’t like the ad because I don’t like the color yellow”. This allows you to look beyond the “normal” reasons and into what the ad is really trying to get at.
In my rhetorical analysis I want to organize my reasons from strongest to weakest with a strong conclusion to bring my paper back from my weakest point. I will include how the ad hits on as many elements of the rhetorical triangle as possible. Also I will include a picture of the ad; I believe this is necessary for any rhetorical analysis because the reader needs to see it before reading about it. I read the previous post before I looked up the picture and the picture made the paper make more sense. I know the picture isn’t MLA but I think it’s almost needed. I am going to search for an ad that effect me negatively because I know I can find more about the ad if you don’t like it. If you like something it’s easy to come up with the same ole, same ole reasons, but if you don’t like something more creative ideas come out.
I agree with your concept of rhetorical analysis, i think you can have a link to your picture.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about ordering your points from strongest to weakest. This is definitely going to make the reader my interested until the conclusion which I again agree is where you can finish strong. All of this will really help to make your analysis great and maintain its potential to be successful.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think ordering points strongest first was a good idea, but after reading why you plan to it does sound more effective than starting with a weak, boring argument. Of course your conclusion can't be weak or it won't work.
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