Rhetoric and Critical Analysis of an Essay
How to Read Essays You Must Analyze: Virginia Tech. Practical Advice.
A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples. From Alliteration to Zeugma.
A Short Handbook of Rhetorical Analysis. William P. Banks. Illinois State University.
Rhetorical Strategies. Nancy Walters Coppola. New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Rhetoric Resources. Dr. Richard Nordquist. Armstrong Atlantic State University.
Rhetorical Analysis Worksheet. StevenHale. Georgia Perimeter College.
A List of Fallacious Arguments.
The Forest of Rhetoric: silva rhetoricae:"This online rhetoric, provided by Dr. Gideon Burton of Brigham Young University, is a guide to the terms of classical and renaissance rhetoric. . . .This site is intended to help beginners, as well as experts, make sense of rhetoric, both on the small scale (definitions and examples of specific terms) and on the large scale (the purposes of rhetoric, the patterns into which it has fallen historically as it has been taught and practiced for 2000+ years)."
Rational Appeal: "Logos translates into 'word' or 'reason.' In rhetoric, logos refers to systems of reasoning." Daniel Kies: College of DuPage.
The Emotional Appeal: "Pathos, also called the pathetic or emotional appeals, persuades audiences by using emotions (Lanham 74)." Daniel Kies: College of DuPage.
Ethical Appeal: "Aristotle defined ethos as the credibility or trustworthiness that the author establishes in his/her writing." Daniel Kies: College of DuPage.
An Introduction to Rhetorical Style :© 1999 by Robert N. Gaines. All rights reserved.
Texts and Analysis
Propaganda. An analysis of propaganda techniques including Name Calling, Glittering Generalities, Euphemisms, Transfer, Testimonial, Plain Folks, Bandwagon, and Fear.
Analysis
of Media Texts:Rhetorical Analysis.
The Media and Communication
Studies Site
Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail": A Rhetorical Analysis. Dr.Michael O'Conner, Millikin University
Passages for Rhetorical Analysis. Dr. Richard Nordquist. Armstrong Atlantic State University.
Arguments Online. Dr. Richard Nordquist. Armstrong Atlantic State University.
Edward R. Murrow's “Orchestrated Hell”: A Rhetorical Analysis by Belyn Rodgers