Provide a rhetorical analysis for the assigned reading Either MLKs Letter from Birmingham Letter from Birmingham.pdf Download Letter from Birmingham.pdfor Jonathan Swifts A Modest Proposal modest proposal full-1.pdf Download modest proposal full-1.pdf
(4-5 pages)
*MLA Format
Consider the following:
For what purpose is this essay written, and how did it satisfy that purpose? (*Hint: Consider the tasks in the prompt)
What audience is the essay intended for, and how can you tell?
Is the essay successful in persuading or at least convincing its audience? Why or why not?
Does the writer of the essay seem aware at all of strategies that appeal to pathos, logos, and ethos? Why or why not?
How well does it use strategies (imagery, tone, syntax, organization, etc.) to convey its message emotionally, logically, or ethically?
You may use the following outline:
Intro: Introduce the title of your essay and its thesis or purpose. Next, briefly summarize the overall essay. Finally, write your thesis by answering this question: Was the essay successful in convincing or persuading an audience, and does it use strategies to effectively appeal to pathos, logos, and ethos? Why or why not?
Body 1: Topic Sentence should identify a strategy that appeals to pathos, logos, or ethos.
Body 2: Another claim with evidence about pathos, logos, or ethos.
Body 3: Another claim with evidence about pathos, logos, or ethos.
Body 4: Another claim about pathos, logos, or ethos.
Conclusion: What are your overall thoughts? How do you think the essay could be more rhetorically effective?
*NOT TO BE WRITTEN IN FIRST PERSON





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