Homework: Rhetorical Analysis of a Website
Description
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When you write an argument, you are faced with a number of rhetorical choices; you have to decide which arguments will be most effective in persuading your audience and what kind of language is most appropriate for them. If you decided to convert your written argument into an electronic argument (i.e. a website or other web document), you would be faced with a multitude of additional rhetorical choices. You would have to consider what images might work best with your argument. You must decide what color scheme would best complement your tone and style. You should ask yourself if you should include links to other sites and what those sites suggest about your own ethos.
In this homework, you will examine a website and the choices made by its creator; in other words, you will be writing a rhetorical analysis of a website. While analyzing the website, you must create an argument to show how the creator's visual design choices affect the author's ability to effectively reach his/her audience.
In your essay, you might focus your claim around one of the following questions (these are examples and should not limit what you might argue):
a) What is the purpose of the website and did it succeed in achieving its goals? What elements in the design and text either helped it succeed or kept it from doing so?
b) Does the website claim to be for one audience but really speak to another? Is this a failure on the part of the website?
c) Does the website include content that contradicts or undermines its overall claim? How does this affect the website's ability to achieve the author's purpose?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.