“Small Change” (Malcolm Gladwell)

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For this essay, you will write a rhetorical analysis of one of the assigned texts. A rhetorical analysis focuses on HOW a text presents an argument. Essentially you are analyzing the choices an author makes and judging the effectiveness of those choices.
Basic Requirements:
The essay should be at least 900 words in length.
Make sure that you have a strong, argumentative thesis statement that clearly lays out what you will discuss in your paper.
Use the scholarly tone for writing a formal paper.
Support your argument with evidence from the text.
Include proper MLA in-text citations and Work(s) Cited page. Written using MLA format for a formal essay.
Note: All work submitted must be original. If you need help understanding plagiarism, please check out some of the material under content or ask me directly. You can not submit work that has previously been submitted for another class.
Texts for Rhetorical Analysis:
Choose one of the texts from our assigned reading list:
“This is Water” (David Foster Wallace)
“Small Change” (Malcolm Gladwell)
“Letter from Birmingham Jail” (Martin Luther King Jr.)
“Remarks by the President in Eulogy for the Honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney”
“Remarks by President Trump at National Prayer Breakfast”
“Watching TV Makes You Smarter” (Steven Johnson)
“Alt-Right” (Southern Poverty Law Center)
“The Logic of Stupid Poor People” (Cottom)
“I’ve Stayed Silent for Way Too Long” (Holiday)
Using one of the above texts, construct an argument concerning whether or not the author is successful in presenting his/her message. To do this, the first point you must establish is what you consider the purpose of the text. (You will likely include this in your introduction) Then decide if the text is successful in presenting its message. Why or why not? What rhetorical techniques does the author use to achieve their goal? What choices does the author/speaker make in order to reach the audience.

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