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Homework: Rhetorical Analysis Paper
Prompt: For this homework, you conduct a rhetorical analysis over a speech of your choice; you will be given three speeches to choose from, and they are listed below. You are looking at how this person delivered their message. Although there will be some summarizations throughout your essay, it should only be when you are describing how this individual delivered a message. Remember this is not a summary, but an analysis. Your essay needs to be 700-800 words (it can go over), and needs to include an intro, body, and conclusion.
Important Features
A. You will need to employ how devices and/or appeals were implemented in the piece of work you are analyzing
B. Indicate somewhere in your essay a counterargument and rebuttal that the speaker mentions in their speech.
C. You should weave in a quote or two within the body paragraphs to provide an example. If it is a direct quote, be sure to use quotation marks. For this homework, you do not have to include parenthetical in-text citations.
D. Be sure to add transitions throughout your essay.
E. Be sure this is indeed a multi paragraph essay
F. Be sure your thesis statement is clear and concise and reflects the body of the essay.
Choices - Of the four speeches below, pick one that you would like to analyze.
1) The Power of Introverts TED Talk and Transcript
2) The Danger of a Single Story - TED Talk
3) The Danger of a Single Story Transcript
4) I Have a Dream Speech
5) I Have a Dream Speech Transcript
6) Puzzle of Motivation TED Talk and Transcript