Problem
For your first essay, you will rhetorically analyze a reading from the They Say I Blog website. Note: Readings that consist of interview transcripts or reading that are older than 2014 are off limits. The goal of a rhetorical analysis is not only to identify what the argument/purpose is, but also to explain how that argument is conveyed to the specific intended audience using the three rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, and logos).
In this essay, you should address the writer's purpose (i.e. the point or argument of the essay), what the author is responding to (consider They Say / I Say strategies), the intended audience, and how the speaker uses the rhetorical appeals to convey his or her point effectively or ineffectively to the intended audience. You must address all three of the rhetorical appeals. If an appeal is lacking, you should address why that appeal might not be present.
Consider the following questions:
1. Do you see evidence of any of the They Say/ I Say templates in the writing?
2. How does the author address the issues of "Who cares?" or "So what?" in the writing?
3. How would you describe the ton