Compose a rhetorical analysis between 750 to 1250 words that analyzes the effectiveness of the rhetoric in one the video essay compositions in the “Viewings” folder in Canvas. Be sure to identify the composer, establish the rhetorical situation of the composition, identify the rhetorical appeals made by the composer, explain how each appeal is being made with examples, and analyze why these appeals would or would not be effective for the intended audience.Consider the following before composing your assignment:
What is the rhetorical situation (audience, exigence, purpose, genre, medium, & modalities) of the composition?
What specific appeals, if any, does the writer make to ethos, logos, and pathos?
How does the author engage with the different modalities?
What evidence from the composition demonstrates the appeals that have been identified?
Do the writers appeals contain any logical fallacies?
Would the appeals be effective for the author’s intended audience? Why or why not?
How do any omitted appeals affect the compositions rhetoric?
Is the argument being presented at the most kairotic moment?
Is the composition rhetorically effective in helping the writer achieve their purpose?
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