Examples of student rhetorical analysis essays here:
- Example of a Rhetorical Analysis Essay: “I Have a Dream” (Macfarland)
- Rhetorical Analysis of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” (Ted Wilkenfeld)
- Rhetorical Analysis Essay (John Manfredonia)
- Rhetorical Analysis on “I Have a Dream” (Michael Hyun Jr.)
Online Resources:
- Using Rhetorical Strategies for Persuasion (Purdue Online Writing Lab) – good explanation of ethos, logos, pathos, and common logical fallacies
- Backpacks vs. Briefcases: Steps toward Rhetorical Analysis (Laura Bolin Carroll), from Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing – a longer text, but a very helpful piece for understanding the meaning/importance of rhetorical analysis
- Rhetoric and Composition/Rhetorical Analysis (Wikibooks) – overview of rhetorical analysis, with guiding questions, rhetorical strategies (definitions/questions), appeals, and logical fallacies (definitions/examples)
- Rhetorical Analysis (About.com) – Glossary of Grammatical and Rhetorical Terms
- Basic Questions for Rhetorical Analysis (BYU) – clear guiding questions for analyzing rhetoric
- The Write Way to Get Your Way (Credosity) – some helpful images and description of the rhetorical appeals: ethos, logos and pathos
- Ethos, Pathos, Logos (Mrnittle.com)
- Rhetorical Analysis Rap (YouTube) – it will blow your mind 🙂
