In this module, you will write a rhetorical analysis of the Benjamin Barber’s po

In this module, you will write a rhetorical analysis of the Benjamin Barber’s popular article that appeared in the New York Times after 9/11. If, after completing the discussion of Barber’s article, which is mandatory, if you choose, you may write your rhetorical analysis over Kennedy’s or Johnson’s inaugural address. <
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A rhetorical analysis is an analysis of the writer’s strategies–the writer’s craft! You’re analyzing how the writer uses figurative language, irony, sentence structure, anaphora, repetition, diction, parallel structure, allusion, comparison/contrast, cause and effect, narration, or some other rhetorical device to move/persuade the audience through pathos or logos. <
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Write a 3-4 page, 3rd person, rhetorical analysis of Barber’s article.<
Use MLA, which means double spacing throughout, with proper intext citations and a works cited page.<
Three sources required, and the article counts as one source. Cite Barber’s article by title as coming from the internet website, http://jonsenglishsite.info/Class%20Docs%205/5_The%20Educated%20Student.pdf.<
You can also find Barber’s article in one of the databases and cite it that way if that’s easier for you, but make sure that you are using MLA citation style only. <
One of your outside sources could be a primary source from the Civil Rights Era. For example, read about the massacre on the Edmond Pettis Bridge. This is good information because it’s real to me and your parents because we lived through this (and some of you may have also, depending on your age). Events like 9/11 and the civil rights marches were very real, and very recent, in that many people who experienced these events are alive and well!<
A rhetorical analysis requires that you identify and analyze the strategies the writer uses to present an argument to the reader/audience. In this case, Benjamin Barber is the writer and you, me, and your classmates are the audience. What rhetorical techniques does Barber use to persuade his audience? Do you recognize comparison and contrast? Cause and effect? If so, would they be placed in the realm of pathos and logos? If so, explain why and how. <
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Please remember that “ETHOS” is the writer’s credibility and has nothing to do with the audience, except for causing the audience to trust the writer. What qualifies Barber to be an expert on this issue? We can trust him. Why? <
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