In this blog post I will be doing an outline of my rhetorical analysis. This analysis is trying to show what rhetorical strategies are best used arguing for stem cell research and in the physiology field, what are good tools used in a rhetorical analysis of work of public speech. I am analyzing the
speech given by President Obama when he approved of the government funding stem cell research. The important thing I got out of the reading is to really stick to the article, speech, etc. that you are doing your rhetorical analysis on. I tend to get off topic in my writing and this is a good think for me to keep in mind when outlining my essay. This is what my introduction will talk about as well as the argument itself and what the speech is basing its views on. My thesis needs to be descriptive and get right to the point; it will be the map of my article, telling the reader exactly what I will be going over for them. I need to make sure my claim is clearly made and it something that can be debatable. That is why I have information to back up this claim. It shouldn't be obvious that my argument is the right choice. I need to make sure I really quote the article and provide a good analysis of the quotes so they back up my argument. The reader needs to see why I am making the argument that I am. Also the conclusion need to leave no room for the reader to question what my point was for the article.
Here is a link to my outline.
Reflection:
After reviewing through
Alex's and
Chloe's blog posts and outlines of their rhetorical analysis, I feel good about where I am in my outline and what I plan to do. I am still confused about whether the argument is about the actual topic or about the rhetorical strategies used to argue the message. Alex's argument made me think more in depth about what I am talking about in my conclusion. I hope that I am on the right track when it comes to my analysis. If anything the draft is the time to make the mistakes so that I learn from the corrections I have to make.
Your outline is really well developed! I thought your thesis statement and organization was great, and it all made sense logically speaking. One thing I would be cautious of is the amount of information you try to include in your paper. It looks like you're trying to cover a lot in your paper, and you might want to be careful about not putting to much information into the paper. Other than that, it looks like your paper is going to be great!
ReplyDeleteI was about to say the same exact thing as Swati, and that is that your outline is very well developed. It is organized and I don't think you will struggle with your paper, because you pretty much have it all laid out. I think mine isn't as specific, but all the ideas are in my head. They don't really make it onto paper until I am writing my drafts, so I admire yours. Good luck!
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