A Space Cat Notes & Rhetorical Analysis Guide PDF

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ASPACE cat rhetorical devices notes....

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A Space Cat A - Argument S - Speaker P - Purpose A - Audience C - Context E - Exigence C - Choices (Patterns of Development) A - Appeals (emotion/pathos, credibility/ethos, logic & reason/logos) T - Tone PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT - Exemplification - Cause & effect - Narration - Definition - compare/contrast - Process analysis STYLISTIC DEVICES - Tone - figurative language - Diction - Syntax - Imagery - Point of view - Organization

Rhetorical Analysis Essay Notes • Intro: just claim - include audience, author, genre, and tone ◦ Sentence frame: [author] [rhetorically accurate verb] [rhetorical strategy 3x] in order to [rhetorically accurate verb] [author’s purpose/tone]. • Rhetorical strategies/purpose/argument - patterns of development (exemplification, compare/contrast) , style (diction, syntax, figurative language, tone), appeals (ethos, pathos, logos). • Analyze the intended affect of the rhetorical strategies on the audience. (To do, think, or feel) • SOLID EVIDENCE, ANALYSIS, & CONTEXTUALIZE (Ask yourself how and why?) • Conclusion: restate thesis if needed (only on on-demand essay) - So what? Why is this significant. Organization - 3 ways: - Chronological - By rhetorical strategies - By topic! -

Topic Sentence: paragraph’s must prove this...