Drawing on our readings from this week, write a mini rhetorical analysis on “Def

Drawing on our readings from this week, write a mini rhetorical analysis on “Defunding the Police will Only Make us Safer”Links to an external site. by Paige Fernandez on the ACLU website. You can also use the example rhetorical analysis essayLinks to an external site. from the Excelsior College Online Writing Lab for some ideas. In your analysis, please include:
A brief introduction that summarizes the argument
The rhetorical situation (audience, purpose, context, author). Author: Who wrote this? What do we know about the author that could have influenced how they wrote this piece or how they approached this argument?
Audience: Who is the audience for this piece? What do you know about the assumptions or biases they might bring to this argument? How can you tell? Did the author manage to reach the audience? Why or why not?
Context: Where was it published? When was it published? What current events might the author have been responding to here? How did this impact the way the author wrote this argument?
Purpose: Why did the author write this? What were they hoping to be persuasive about? Did it work? Was the purpose achieved?
A paragraph describing any additional techniques, moves, or interesting ways that the author tried to persuade their audience. Add any other important observations about the argument here.
A conclusion that wraps up your “findings” from your analysis. What conclusions can you draw about this argument (not your opinion about the topic—but your conclusions about the way the author wrote the argument) based on your analysis?
Create a post that at least 300 words long addressing the points above. Use summaries, paraphrases, and quotes from our reading this week to support your responses. Please use either APA for MLA format to cite your sources.
Lastly, respond to at least two classmates. Each response to classmates must be at least 100 words long. In your responses to classmates, discuss your responses and work to continue the conversation about this piece and the rhetorical situation. Ask questions, comment on your classmates’ observations, etc.
You can also use the RISE modelLinks to an external site. when you respond:
Reflect: What do you agree/disagree with in your peer’s post?
Inquire: Ask an insightful question about your peer’s post.
Suggest: Make a kind suggestion to your peer or make an insightful comment that will help them better understand rhetoric.
Elevate: Offer an additional resource your peer might find helpful, or make connections between your post and your peer’s post. Elevate the conversation by providing information that will be helpful in the future.