Throughout the course we mainly constructed rhetorical analysis through assigned readings and projects. In the beginning of the course we started by writing a reading analysis of the articles from the textbook, Norton Field Guide. The readings we had to analyze: “The Fashion Industry...” by Hannah Berry, “Our Declaration” by Danielle Allen, “Just One More Game...” by Sam Anderson and “Well Behaved Women” by Laurel T. Ulrich. Professor Lewis assigned demonstrate rhetorical analysis each one of them by summarizing, rhetorical analysis and response. In addition to inspecting the parts where there are ethos, pathos and logos. As well as understanding what was the target audience to whom the author is trying to convey his message, the situation and what areas were the author, most effective in persuading the audience utilizing these three appeals and if not how could he or she been more persuasive to the public. …show more content…
For instance, in the reading, analysis by Sam Anderson the article, “In Defense of Distraction” demonstrated how the author was successful in achieving top quality of his work in each of these areas. Anderson’s successful article on distraction aided me on how different writing strategies are utilized such as, imagery, figurative language, historical context, organization, repetition, and even cause and effect. I had no idea the three appeals could be utilized in different ways to be persuasive to the