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Rhetorical Choices Quotes and Examples From The Text

The document provides guidance for analyzing an author's rhetorical choices in a text by having the reader fill out a chart with examples and quotes from the text. The chart includes rhetorical devices like organization, ethos, pathos, logos, diction, syntax, and counterargument. The reader is asked to star the three most essential rhetorical choices for the author's purpose.

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Rhetorical Choices Quotes and Examples From The Text

The document provides guidance for analyzing an author's rhetorical choices in a text by having the reader fill out a chart with examples and quotes from the text. The chart includes rhetorical devices like organization, ethos, pathos, logos, diction, syntax, and counterargument. The reader is asked to star the three most essential rhetorical choices for the author's purpose.

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Name Date

Title of Text: Author:


Author’s Purpose:

Use this chart to start analyzing the author’s rhetorical choices and picking ideas for your thesis. Jot
down examples or quotes from the text as you read the guiding questions.

Rhetorical Choices Quotes and Examples from the Text


Example: author organizes text into three stories with a shared theme
Organization: Does the
author structure the text in an
interesting or purposeful way?

Example: author connects with the audience - he says he’s “coming home” to “our
Ethos: Does the author try to community”
seem trustworthy or likable to
the audience?

Example: author describes terrible injustices - makes the audience angry


Pathos: Does the author make
the audience feel certain
emotions?

Example: author describes scientific research that supports her argument


Logos: Does the author use
evidence or logical reasoning to
convince the audience that
something is true?

Example: author uses words like “frenzied” and “urge” - creates intensity
Diction: Does the author make any
interesting word choices, like using
emotionally charged words or
memorable descriptive language?

Example: author mixes long sentences with two-word phrases


Syntax: Does the author use
interesting or unusual sentence
structure or vary sentence length to
grab the audience’s attention?

Example: author explains an opponent’s argument, but gives statistics that show
Counterargument: Does the why that argument is wrong
author give a reason why someone
would disagree, then respond to
that disagreement?

Put a star ( ) next to three rhetorical choices from the text that seem most essential for the author to
achieve the text’s purpose. You’ll include these choices in your thesis and analyze them in your essay.
Rhetorical Analysis Essay: Analyzing a Text to Develop a Thesis
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