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- Introduction
- Hook: "Son of a bitch. He'd actually done it." Envy and admiration hits our author as he sees the brand new Mazda 323.
- Thesis: In an opinion piece written for Road & Track, Jack Baruth nostalgically reminisces about his first new car and reflects on how things have changed for youth nowadays.
- Body
- Anecdote
- Ethos
- Reflection
- Opinion
- Logos
In all the body paragraphs, I will analyse what goes on in the three sections that I am generally dividing up my article into based on the rhetorical strategies that we have discussed. I was taught to always keep rhetorical analysis in the same order that the text is in in order to make it easy to follow and not get mixed up.
- Analytical Claims
- If a car company made a new car that was cheap yet fun and somewhat desirable, they could get a lot of brand loyalty from young customers that got them as people develop attachments to the first car they have. This could help the car companies sell more expensive models to those youth when the grow up and earn money. The worst thing the could happen is that older people might like such a car as well.
- Conclusion
- Summary: Jack Baruth offers us a nostalgic anecdote from his youth to make a point. By drawing readers in with a compelling story that he then reflects on, he can effectively make his point about the effectiveness a car manufacturer would have if they once again tried to make a truly affordable good fun cars.
- Thesis restated and expanded on
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I read Chloe's and Alex's Project 2 outlines. It seems like we all tried to do something similar with a bulleted list and then explanations. I think I was unique in trying to subdivide things even further which I think was because it allowed me to be more analytical in my approach. I think this was an incredibly useful assignment because it forced us to not only consider how we were going to analyse the text but also how we are going to organize and structure that analysis. From what I read, I think neither Chloe and Alex nor myself should have too much difficulty creating a good rhetorical analysis.
After reading through you outline, it looks pretty similar to mine. Yours has great elements. The inclusion of quotes and rhetorical strategies will serve you well when you write your draft. In both of our conclusions, we touch on the importance to restate the thesis and expand on it. I feel like this a crucial element to any essay. Your approach is a little more analytical than mine, but we both have a good start on project 2. Good luck the rest of the way.
ReplyDeleteYour hook appears to be very interesting, and it is something I did not think about in my outline, but I will keep that in mind as I write my draft. I have trouble getting creative, but I think I have something in mind, so thank you for that. If you have exactly what anecdotes, opinions, etc.. you're using, it looks like you're set. I just did not see if you think your author is successful in his rhetoric or not and I think that once you develop your body paragraphs, that will come up in your conclusion. Great job.
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