Swearing Off Swearing by Rick Reilly
I think this particular essay would be a good one to write a rhetorical analysis on. It definitely relates to my age group and is something that we tend to struggle with. This essay does a good job of engaging the reader and keeping the text interesting.
Your Appearance, Good or Bad, Can Affect the Size of Your Paycheck by Stephanie Armour
This essay would also be a good one to write a rhetorical analysis on. It’s longer than the previous one, so there would be more information to develop a paper from. It also hits home with my age group. The vocabulary is good and it took examples from all aspects of the claim.
“From Justin to Kelly”: A Criminally Misguided Musical by Heather Havrilesky
I decided to read this essay simply because I had seen the movie. I could be placed into the category of liking the movie simply because it was so bad it came off kind of good. Anyways, I don’t think it would be a good choice for my paper though. It’s very one sided and I just don’t think there is much to work with here.
Outline
Working Title: Appearances and Paychecks
Working Thesis Statement: Lawmakers should pass stricter laws regarding the discrimination of workers based on weight and height, since there is a direct correlation between a person’s appearance and his or her paycheck.
1) Rhetorical Situation
a) Target Audience
b) Purpose for writing the essay
c) Background information
2) Examples/ Points
a) Portnick and jazzercise
b) Wearing glasses/doing hair
c) Dwarfism
3) Height and Weight Factors
a) Relationship of appearance vs. paycheck
b) Statistics on relationship
c) Solution
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Callie, your thesis statement and whole Rhetorical Analysis should be about what the author/paper does and how it is accopmplished. Avoid slipping into the discussion of the issue, unless you are using it as EVIDENCE of exigence or the author's credibility, etc.
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