How and Why We Will Read Text Flashcards
note
- use SOAPSTone (speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, style, tone)
- rhetorical analysis (techniques author uses and why)
- claim (what)
- data (where)
- warrant (how/why)
- argument
- emulate good writer
when analyzing a text, begin with
a claim
the second step to analyzing a text is to
provide data
the third step to analyzing a text is to
provide a warrant
a useful tool in performing an analysis of a text is
a SOAPSTONE
this example demonstrates which aspect of rhetorical analysis:
The author used pathos in the introduction. he used logos in the body, and his ethos was infused throughout. he placed those argument WHERE they were the most strategic
data
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the author clearly wrote this text to demonstrate WHY the death penalty should not be a viable option in a civilized society
warrant
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many people question WHY the argument was so powerful at the turn of the century; however, most historians would argue that WHAT he did within that context led to equal pay among workers
warrant
this example demonstrates which aspect of rhetorical analysis:
the politician placed the most important argument WHERE few people would realize it was intentional - in the middle of a logos based claim, located in the middle of the text
data
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the author’s final argument, placed at the conclusion, demonstrated WHERE logos could be placed most effectively
data
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that advertisement would work best in a television commercial. The author claims WHAT most Americans know to be true - congressional gridlock is ineffective
claim
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the CLAIM that we are not alone, and that aliens exist, is a tough argument to prove; however, WHAT the author utilizes is brilliant
claim
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there are many EXAMPLES of how the author persuaded his audience to support his claim. In the first paragraph, he utilized pathos based anecdotes. In the second…
data
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Through Angelou’s EXAMPLES with terms like “gloomy,” “dark,” and “over cast” in the final sentence of her first paragraph she establishes a tone of foreboding
data
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the author attempted to write a newspaper article for the Washington Post. WHAT she did was work as a journalist to publish the article
claim
