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Rhetorical Analysis Sample OutlineIntroductory paragraphBegin with a hook to grab your reader’s attention. A hook can be a startling fact or statistic. It can be a compelling quote or an interesting story. The point is to make your reader want to read more of your essay based on this opening sentence.Give context for your analysis. Tell your reader a little bit(1-3 sentences) about who the CDC is and why they have a website. Tell your reader a little bit (1-3 sentences) about ADHD and why the CDC thinks it is important to discuss.Give context for rhetoric. Tell your reader a little bit about rhetoric (1-3 sentences). You can mention who came up with rhetoric (Aristotle: check out the powerpoint on wortley105. if you need a refresher on this). You can tell your reader why it is important to view a public document (the CDC website) by using rhetoric.Thesis statement: this is the single most important sentence in your whole essay. Your thesis should clearly outline whether the CDC is effective in their use of rhetoric when discussing ADHD. (ex. The CDC effectively uses rhetoric to discuss ADHD by appealing to the audience using ethos, pathos, and logos).Body paragraph 1 (each body paragraph should revolve around just 1 key idea). A great way to structure this essay would be to make this paragraph all about how the CDC uses ethos when discussing ic sentence: think of this as the “baby thesis” of the paragraph. It should tell your reader what the big idea of the paragraph is.Define your term “ethos”.Support your topic sentence with examples from the text (the CDC website)Explain how those examples are an effective usage of one of the rhetorical appeals.Transition to the next paragraph (a transition sentence will often be 50% the paragraph you are finishing and 50% the paragraph that is coming next)Body paragraph 2 (each body paragraph should revolve around just 1 key idea). A great way to structure this essay would be to make this paragraph all about how the CDC uses pathos when discussing ic sentence: think of this as the “baby thesis” of the paragraph. It should tell your reader what the big idea of the paragraph is.Define your term “pathos”.Support your topic sentence with examples from the text (the CDC website)Explain how those examples are an effective usage of one of the rhetorical appeals.Transition to the next paragraph (a transition sentence will often be 50% the paragraph you are finishing and 50% the paragraph that is coming next)Body paragraph 3 (each body paragraph should revolve around just 1 key idea). A great way to structure this essay would be to make this paragraph all about how the CDC uses logos when discussing ic sentence: think of this as the “baby thesis” of the paragraph. It should tell your reader what the big idea of the paragraph is.Define your term “logos”.Support your topic sentence with examples from the text (the CDC website)Explain how those examples are an effective usage of one of the rhetorical appeals.Transition to the next paragraph (a transition sentence will often be 50% the paragraph you are finishing and 50% the paragraph that is coming next)ConclusionRestate your thesis statement (take the ideas you have in your thesis and reword them here to remind your reader about the big ideas you are discussing)Discuss why it is important to know about rhetoric and be able to identify when websites/corporations/people are using it to influence an audience.Wrap up your big ideas about ethos, pathos, and logos and how the CDC is using them when discussing ADHD. Answer a “so what” question for your reader. They just read your essay. So what? What do you want them to take away from this experience? Broaden the scope of your analysis. Do you want them to think about the world in a different way? Do you want them to think about the CDC and how it impacts its viewers in a different way? Make a comment to the purpose. ................
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