For an  ignorant  reader, perform a rhetorical analysis of Wiseman’s “What Boys Want.” Your essay will identify and explain  effective  rhetorical strategies used by the author, Aristotelian appeals generated by these rhetorical strategies, and logical and emotional fallacies committed in her essay. The tone and language of your essay will be formal/professional (Maintain 3 rd person throughout; maximum 5 sentences in 1 st  person;  NO 2 nd  Person ALLOWED ). Your essay will follow the steps listed below: Introduction/background: introduce the author (her full name) and text title and then summarize the essay for a reader who has never read it. Introduction: your essay will briefly mention the idea of rhetorical strategies, as well as Aristotelian appeals and logical and emotional fallacies. Introduction/Thesis: your introduction will also contain an instantly recognizable thesis that identifies whether you feel the author’s overall argument is rhetorically strong or weak (use a professional/objective voice – that means maintain 3 rd  person as much as possible). Your thesis also needs to indicate the purpose and direction of your essay (i.e. WHAT will you do/prove? and HOW will what you will do/prove be achieved?). Remember that your essay is  NOT  about whether or not you agree with the author. Rather,  your essay is about the rhetorical strengths and weaknesses of the author . Because of the nature of the assignment, you will organize your body paragraphs using  block-style . What this means is that you must discuss the strengths and weaknesses of your author separately. Your essay must contain at least one effective demonstration of paraphrasing, correct in-text referencing, at least one block quotation, and at least one other type of quotation. Your discussion of the author’s rhetorical strengths and weaknesses will be framed in terms of: Strengths: Specific  effectively  used rhetorical strategies – name them, classify them as generating one or more of the 3 types of Aristotelian appeals (logical/ethical/emotional), and describe HOW and/or WHY they are effectively deployed. Weaknesses: Logical and emotional fallacies (at least one of each type). Obviously, if you feel the author is ultimately effective, you will write about more strengths. Of course you will also list at least two (minor) fallacies for that author. If you consider the author ineffective, you will begin by identifying the many logical and emotional fallacies in the essay. However, ensure you describe at least two effectively use rhetorical strategies for this “weak” author. Doing this will demonstrate a greater sense of objectivity and grace on your part. ( Please do not use dismissive/pejorative language against the author) Your essay must feature clearly identifiable topic sentences in EVERY paragraph that are supported deductively (i.e. your topic sentence is the FIRST SENTENCE of each paragraph). Your essay must also feature at least TWO instances of paragraph trans ...

1. For an
ignorant
reader, perform a rhetorical analysis of Wiseman’s “What Boys
Want.” Your essay will identify and explain
effective
rhetorical strategies used by the author, Aristotelian appeals
generated by these rhetorical strategies, and logical and
emotional fallacies committed in her essay. The tone and
language of your essay will be formal/professional (Maintain 3
rd
person throughout; maximum 5 sentences in 1
st
person;
NO 2
nd
Person ALLOWED
). Your essay will follow the steps listed below:
Introduction/background: introduce the author (her full name)
and text title and then summarize the essay for a reader who has
never read it.
Introduction: your essay will briefly mention the idea of
rhetorical strategies, as well as Aristotelian appeals and logical
and emotional fallacies.
Introduction/Thesis: your introduction will also contain an
instantly recognizable thesis that identifies whether you feel the
author’s overall argument is rhetorically strong or weak (use a
professional/objective voice – that means maintain 3
rd
person as much as possible).
Your thesis also needs to indicate the purpose and direction of
your essay (i.e. WHAT will you do/prove? and HOW will what
you will do/prove be achieved?).
Remember that your essay is
NOT

2. about whether or not you agree with the author. Rather,
your essay is about the rhetorical strengths and weaknesses of
the author
.
Because of the nature of the assignment, you will organize your
body paragraphs using
block-style
. What this means is that you must discuss the strengths and
weaknesses of your author separately.
Your essay must contain at least one effective demonstration of
paraphrasing, correct in-text referencing, at least one block
quotation, and at least one other type of quotation.
Your discussion of the author’s rhetorical strengths and
weaknesses will be framed in terms of:
Strengths: Specific
effectively
used rhetorical strategies – name them, classify them as
generating one or more of the 3 types of Aristotelian appeals
(logical/ethical/emotional), and describe HOW and/or WHY
they are effectively deployed.
Weaknesses: Logical and emotional fallacies (at least one of
each type).
Obviously, if you feel the author is ultimately effective, you
will write about more strengths. Of course you will also list at
least two (minor) fallacies for that author. If you consider the
author ineffective, you will begin by identifying the many
logical and emotional fallacies in the essay. However, ensure
you describe at least two effectively use rhetorical strategies for
this “weak” author. Doing this will demonstrate a greater sense
of objectivity and grace on your part. (
Please do not use dismissive/pejorative language against the
author)
Your essay must feature clearly identifiable topic sentences in
EVERY paragraph that are supported deductively (i.e. your
topic sentence is the FIRST SENTENCE of each paragraph).
Your essay must also feature at least TWO instances of

3. paragraph transitions (i.e. using the last or first sentence
creating transitional links with the paragraphs that follow or
precede it).
You are NOT required to include a Works Cited page but ALL
quoted and paraphrased data require CORRECTLY
PRESENTED MLA-style in-text page references in parentheses.
Assessment Rubric (5 points per category):
Critical Response to the writing task: Basically how well you
follow EVERY instruction for the assignment, your adherence
to MLA paper format, and your ability to obey CE Log I rules.
Quotations and paraphrasing for an ignorant reader: You will be
assessed on how effectively you are able to incorporate data
following MLA guidelines for quotations (see the two handouts
for Quotations) and class lectures on paraphrasing data. Your
ability to contextualize data for an ignorant reader will also be
measured.
Structure/Organization: This category will indicate how
effective you are at ordering the different ideas in your essay,
support for your thesis and topic sentences, and logical flow and
coherence between each of your paragraphs with each other and
in relation to the thesis. The quality of your thesis and
individual topic sentences will also be measured.
Language use: In this regard, you will be assessed upon the
quality of your sentences, your ability to employ appropriate
vocabulary, and your ability to adhere to standard U.S.
conventions of grammar and punctuation.
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