Rhetorical Analysis Arguments

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Journal 2: Analyzing Arguments • Analyzing Written Arguments I like how this section starts out defining what Rhetorical Analysis is and gives examples. There are different kind of rhetorical analyses and how each are regarded. I learned that there are “canons of rhetoric” that describe actions of a persuader. These include inventio, dispostio, elocutio, memoria, and pronuntiatio. I have already learned the ethos pathos and logos but it was good to revisit these concepts in this chapter and I believe it will be a good reference when analyzing textual rhetorical analyses. I like how they provide Barbara Jordan’s example to thoroughly explain logos, pathos, and ethos. My favorite part of this section is the chart that is given on the steps to

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