Writing a Rhetorical Analysis/ UBC Writing Centre
This site breaks down the steps involved in writing a rhetorical analysis of a text. When students are asked to do a "rhetorical analysis" of a text, they are being asked to apply critical reading skills to break down the "whole" of the text into the sum of its "parts." They must determine what the writer is trying to achieve and what writing strategies he/she is using to try to achieve it.
Reading critically means more than just being moved, affected, informed, influenced, and persuaded by a piece of writing. Reading critically also means analyzing and understanding how the work has achieved its effect. This site includes questions for critical reading, steps for critical writing, writing samples, and analysis of the samples.
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