This document provides background information on rhetorical analysis and the key concepts involved. It discusses what rhetoric is, the different types of rhetorical texts, and how rhetoric attempts to persuade through logos, ethos, and pathos. It also outlines some of the key rhetorical devices used in persuasive writing like organization, tone, analogy, assertion, and the use of authority. The document traces the origins of rhetoric back to ancient Greece and concludes by wishing the reader good luck.