Watch the two videos below to get a refresher on rhetorical appeals and analysis.
Video 1: This is a quick overview of the rhetorical appeals.
https://youtu.be/aUpiy67_nt4
Video 2: The speaker shows various video ads throughout and analyzes how the ads appeal to ethos, pathos, and logos.
https://youtu.be/rFcCFEeOEeg
What is your social issue?
What content do you plan to use from your Root Cause/History discussion?
What content do you plan to use from your Environmental Scan discussion?
What is your preliminary thesis statement (your clear opinion about your social issue)?
For your argumentative body paragraphs, what will your assertions (topic sentences) be? In other words, what reasons do you have to support your thesis?
What counterargument(s) will you address? How do you plan to refute it/them?
How do you plan to appeal to ethos, pathos, and logos in your essay? Be specific and provide examples of which components of your essay will appeal to ethos, pathos, and logos.
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