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Dan Jones

Eng.1520

Assignment C- Rhetorical Analysis

Due: 3/30

Thus far in the semester we have been learning about rhetorical analysis.That is, how to hone

our powers of persuasion. Not all arguments are created equal. The mostimpactful ones are going to be

taking stock of our audience. The mode of persuasion will likely havebalanced ethos/pathos/logos into

the most effective mixture. This mixture is going to account for the audienceand will likely change

depending on a number of factors (a Rogerian or Toulmin argument may bedeployed). Is the argument

utilizing any fallacies? If so, are the fallacies utilized in a transparent way? Arethey being used

effectively?

Below you will find a list of speeches that are certainly effective. Some of themmay be unfairly

manipulative, but none-the-less, they are indeed effective. For this assignmentI would like you to

unpack the relative effectiveness of one of these speeches. You are toanalyze your chosen speech

rhetorically and explain what it is doing well. Note: you need not agree with asingle thing the speaker is

positing, you simply need to note how it persuades.

To successfully analyze the speech in question you must first determine itspurpose and its

intended audience. Does it do an effective job of reaching that audience?What strategies does it

employ? What sort of mixture of pathos/logos/ethos does it use?

All of these speeches have ethical insights to be gleaned. Be sure to write abit about the moral

dimensions of the rhetors vision and words.

To do this effectively you will likely need to do some research so that you havethe full context

the speech is being made in. This might be biographical research. Perhapshistorical. In any case, three

sources are required. All sources should be properly cited and included in aworks cited page. As usual,

the paper should be formatted using MLA standards. The essay should be noshorter than three pages.

Use this speech for this essayhttp://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/blackspeech/mx.html