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You will be writing an analysis of Nick Hanauer’s rhetoric. Specifically, you will be analyzing the rhetoric in his essay, Better Schools Won’t Fix America.”
You will be required to write an introduction, at least four to five body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Heres what Im looking for in the introduction: what is the authors main thesis or argument? What rhetorical strategies does the author use? Essentially, in your introduction, you must explain the authors thesis, and your thesis statement must identify what types of rhetoric he uses and why. Please keep in mind that the analysis in your body should be based on:
Appeal: logos and ethos
Evidence: numerical data, research data, expert testimony and any eyewitness testimony from the author himself.
This essay is a text-based analysis, so you will have to quote from Hanauers essay and then explain how your quotes support your analysis of Hanauers rhetoric. In other words, you need to explain how the rhetoric operates and the reasoning behind the authors strategy in utilizing these kinds of rhetoric. Please do not summarize any of your quotes. I dont want to know what happens in the essay; I want to know how the authors rhetoric operates and why. Furthermore, this assignment cannot be about whether you agree with the authors thesis or not. You simply have to show how you understand the authors rhetoric and what is the strategy behind this rhetoric.
To help you develop your essay, you can use the sample paper that analyzes Derek Thompson rhetoric in “What is an Elite College Really Worth?” as a model (see attachment below). However, you should not literally copy the sample paper, word for word. I would like you to explain Hanauers rhetoric in your own words.
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I will provide the link for the article that needs to be analyzed here: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/…