Rhetorical analysis about technology
For this first assignment, you will select one of the following artifacts (tba).
Using the strategies discussed in class and your readings, build a case for your artifact’s argument by analyzing its rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals. In 800-1000 words, you should address some of the following to make your case…
• Author: Who is the author?
• Purpose: What is the author trying to accomplish? Why did the author feel the need to write the text?
• Audience/Relationship to the Reader: To whom is the text addressed?
• Context: What are influencing factors surrounding the event of the text?
• Where/When was the text written?
• Voice: What is the overall tone of the text?
• Genre: What type of writing is the text?
• Strategies: How did the author write the text? Does the author follow prescribed
methodologies? Does the author deviate from the norm?
• Effectiveness? Is the author rhetorically effective? Does the text ‘move’ you? Does the text convincingly get you to think critically/differently about the topic/subject matter? You will want to consider the ways in which the author uses visual elements to enhance the document’s effectiveness.
You do not need to go in-depth about the cultural issue(s) the artist seeks to name. Rather, the goal here is to – as we’ve discussed – “critique” the text, insofar as “critique” is to simply “pull apart” that which is being communicated. Limit yourself to the artifact only.
Artifact:
