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Essay #2: Summary and Analysis of an Argument Essay 2 asks you to analyze someone else’s rhetorical claims and determine whether he or she successfully makes a case. First, choose one of the following opinion pieces— Amy Chua, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” Thomas Friedman, “Revolution Hits the Universities” Germaine Greer, “That Sort of Self-delusion is What It Takes to be a Real Aussie Larrikin” Dave Kopel, “Tune Out, Light Up” Joel Stein, “Adults Should Read Adult Books” —or select an editorial from any newspaper website, such as the London Free Press POVletters section, the Globe & Mail Editorialssection, or the New York Times Room for Debatepage. If you choose an editorial from a news source, provide me the linkat the end of your paper. You have a wide selection of newspapers worldwide to choose from. You may want to search for a topic you are interested in and locate an opinion that offers enough content to analyze. Note as well that many newspapers limit you to viewing ten articles per month, so narrow down your options by searching before viewing the full text. Then, using the criteria (authorities, examples, emotional appeals, logical appeals, etc.) and approaches for rhetorical analysis that you have learned, present your view on whether the argument you have chosen is successful. Your essay should contain An introduction that introduces the article and sums it up, particularly its main idea. A thesis that expresses whether you think the argument is successful or not and why (or why not).Body paragraphs presenting supporting evidence and specific examplesof techniques that the author uses successfully or not. Acknowledgment of at least one way the argument is successful, if you have decided the argument is primarily a failure OR at least one aspect that could use improvement, if you think argument is successful overall. A conclusion. – Purpose: React to and analyze the rhetoric of an online article. – Audience: General; an intelligent person who hasn’t read the text you are analyzing. – Length: Your essay should be around 750 words. This is only a guideline and may be seen as a minimum word count. – Criteria for evaluation/Grading rubric: Content: Does it have a good opening summary? Are you focused on the topic and on the article? Are your reactions justifiable and supported? Do you analyze the effectiveness of the article, particularly in terms of the classical
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appeals? Do you support your points with evidence from the text? Do you address the opposing viewpoint? Grammar/Style: Does your writing show correct grammar, good organization, clear language, and other standard aspects of an academic essay
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