You should have already selected the article you will analyze for the News Opinion Editorial Analysis essay. For this activity, you will spend some time “breaking down” the article so you can test its logic.
Type the following information about your selected article into the text box:
a. The author’s central claim in your own words. (There can only be one central claim in this argument. Often, this is revealed in the title and/or the concluding paragraph.) You did this for the last assignment, but it’s worth repeating here.
b. The author’s reasons in your own words. (There will be at least a few reasons, whether implied or overtly stated)
c. The author’s evidence in your own words and/or quoted directly. (Include at least a few pieces of evidence the author gives)
4. Now that you’ve unpacked the argument, which rhetorical appeal is primarily used in the argument? How do you know?