Write professionally for your audience, choosing techniques that would appeal to them, overcome concerns about you as a speaker, and circumvent any negative context from the occasion that might bias the audience against you.
Claim/Counterclaim/Concede/Refute: State your claim and acknowledge counterclaims. Concede in some minor ways to the opposing viewpoint, but come away from those concessions with a stronger argument to refute the main counterclaims.
Rhetorical Appeals: Use arguments that appeal to ethos, pathos, and logos.
Evidence: Use multiple types of evidence (data & statistics, facts & details, personal experience & anecdote, and research & expert opinion). Use only the most important/convincing evidence from your sources.
Style: Use diction to convey a tone that will be convincing to your audience. Use figurative language, allusions, and/or imagery to create pictures and associations for your audience. Use syntax to emphasize important moments, enhance flow, and create parallels.
Length/Requirements: This essay should be at least 2 pages long, but should not exceed three pages. You need to highlight, underline, and italicize the above rhetorical techniques by using this annotation guide:
Annotation Guide:
CCCR (w/ comments)
Rhet. Situation (w/comment)
Ethos
Pathos
Logos (pink/purple) →
Research & Expert Opinion
Data & Statistics
Pers Exp & Anecdote
Details & Examples
Figurative Language
Allusion
Diction
Syntax
Imagery
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