English Composition › Section I · Rhetorical analysis › Topic I.2
Writing a rhetorical analysis
Naming ethos, pathos and logos is only the start. A rhetorical analysis essay makes an argument of its own: a reasoned judgement about how, and how well, another writer persuades a particular audience.
In this topic
- Analysing the how, not the what
- Map the rhetorical situation
- Read more than once, pen in hand
- Summary versus analysis
- A thesis about effectiveness
- Worked example: sharpening a thesis
- Introduction and organisation
- Building an analytical paragraph
- Worked example: an analytical paragraph
- Conclusion, peer review and revision
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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