how either Jarvis or Kolbert work to persuade their respective audiences using scholarly sources and other forms of data and methodologies.

Purpose:
the purpose of writing a rhetorical analysis is to explain how an author
attempts to influence an audience. That is, we use specific evidence from the
text to establish a generalization (thesis) about the text’s rhetoric (how it
persuades its readers).   

“How these texts make
their arguments, and make those arguments effectively, are your central
concerns in this assignment. Your analysis will help your readers understand
how either Jarvis or Kolbert work to persuade their respective audiences using
scholarly sources and other forms of data and methodologies. Your focus should
be on what you take to be Jarvis’ or Kolbert’s claims about the validity and
authority of scholarly sources and how they support those claims.”

Assignment Requirements:

1.     First,
choose either the Brooke Jarvis essay OR the Elizabeth Jarvis essay.

2.     Then,
in a 3-page double-spaced essay in 12-point Times New Roman font with one-inch
margins, write a rhetorical analysis of how these authors convey scholarly
studies to non-academic audiences.

3.     Remember
to follow correct MLA format.[1]

4.     Follow
my syllabus instructions under “Formatting policy.” Use parenthetical citations
and provide a work(s) cited page.

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What is the rhetorical situation?  Who is the writer’s audience?  What is the writer’s purpose? 

·      
Where did the article appear?  This may help you to determine the purpose,
audience, and scope of the text’s argument.

·      
How do these writers translate scholarly
peer-reviewed research for non-academic audiences?

·      
What other forms of evidence do they use
in addition to the Van Klink and Fabry scholarly studies?

·      
In what ways do experiences, background,
and biases of a particular writer or speaker inform their interpretation of
scientific evidence (and whether that influence is productive or
problematic—and how)?

·      
How do issues of style such as tone and
diction affect the way that they convey information?

·      
How do they appeal to their respective
audiences? What language do they use to do so? How do they employ ethos, logos,
and pathos? What narratives (stories) are they telling and why?

Your paper cannot
answer all of these questions. Rather these questions are starting points
for thinking about what you want to focus on in your paper, which should focus
on a much narrower topic that you can cover in 3 short pages.

Writing Your Paper

Introduce the text and
identify its basic claim/thesis.  Arrange
the body of your paper so that your readers can move through it in an orderly
way. Also, make a judgment about the text’s rhetorical effectiveness. Remember,
everything you write in this class should be argument-driven and have a
strong thesis statement. You are not simply reporting back about what
Jarvis and Kolbert do in their essays: you are explaining how they do it, why
they do it, and how well they do it.

Throughout your analysis,
you need to provide evidence. You should directly quote from the popular
science essay and scientific study are writing about. Choose concise, powerful
passages, and provide parenthetical citations in MLA style. Do not offer
quotations and assume that their significance is self-evident. We will not
intuitively grasp the value they hold in supporting your thesis. Explain how
this evidence works to support your claim about the essay.

I have attached the two readings needed for the writing.