Overview:

You will conduct a rhetorical analysis where you will be identifying and examining the Aristotelian appeals of ethos, pathos and logos in either the article “Leaving the Paris Agreement Would Be Indefensible” by Todd Stern OR the article “Why Is Climate Change Such a Hard Sell in the U.S.” by Firmin DeBrabander. You must offer a critical analysis of the text and bring in your unique insights in order to answer the following question: How does the author argue their case and do they do it effectively? Why or why not?

Purpose: 1) Demonstrate knowledge of important rhetorical concepts such as audience, purpose, genre, and context.

2) Identify and analyze rhetorical and organizational strategies from a variety of texts and employ appropriate strategies to compose thesis-driven essays.

Audience & Point-of-View: Assume your reader is unfamiliar with the article you are discussing. Use 3rd person point-of-view (avoid using the pronouns “I” or “you.”).

Requirements:
 Your essay should be 1000-1500 words in length (about 4-5 pages).

 Craft a catchy title that encourages the reader to keep reading.

 Include an introduction paragraph, 3-4 body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph.

 Use MLA formatting, and include the word count in your heading.

 Highlight your thesis yellow, and your topic sentences green.

 Include 10-15 templates and transitions. Highlight these blue.

 Submit your essay to Canvas by the final due date.