The first reading from Chapter 6 regarding "Rhetorical Analysis" was very helpful for conducting our artifact analysis assignment. It not only defined what can be considered an artifact, but it also describe how to analyze one. To start, you have to understand who is making the argument, and why they are making it, but it is also important to realize who the targeted audience is for the argument because that is going to depict the tone and voice of the writer. A large part of understanding an argument, and also writing one, is paying attention to how honest the writer seems (ethos), how credible the claim they are making is (logos), and how emotional the piece is (pathos). These are key factors in understanding why an argument is set up the way it is, and what is the focal point of the artifact. When making a claim about an argument it is important to know what the writer is provoking, explain his or her claim in an overview, connect with your personal experience, criticize the evidence they use, and analyze the audience, tone and conclusion of the artifact .At the end I thought they gave a clear representation of how to complete a Rhetorical Analysis as well.
In the next reading about "Finding Evidence" it gave a clear explanation as to how you should find data and resources when you are writing a paper. There are a variety of ways that you can find evidence to support your claim but you first have to find out what data would be best for your paper or assignment. You can use library data bases, look online and make the search very specific, you can find peer reviewed journals, conduct experiences or interviews. There are a variety of ways to create strong evidence for your claims it is just important in knowing which one to use for which specific scenario.
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