The deadline for this paper is Nov 4th 2015 @ 2:30pm GMT-9 (Alaskan)
**Please read all the below information provided to help better understand the concept, idea , requirements and goal of this paper
Please write an analysis of a non fiction document of your choice, you may search for a text in any area. A news story,speech or advertisement would make for a good subject.
Consider the chosen document in terms of one, or one set of rhetorical concepts from either of the following:
-Orwell (1956) “staleness of imagery” and “lack of percision” (pg.357)
Focus on one or more of the following: dying metaphors,verbal false limbs, pretentious diction, meaning less words.
-Plazek (2012) liberal and conservative ideologies
– Hayakawa (1990) the poetic’s of advertising; sponsored poetry
– Lakoff (1980) one’s view of the world in terms of metaphorical categories
– Lynn (2001) alternative readings, ambiguity
The paper should include ALL of the following elements:
– Introduction with a clear, detailed thesis
– Explanation of the analytical concept(s) that you are using to analyze your chosen document (refer to, cite, paraphrase either Orwell, Plazek, Hayakawa, Lakoff, or Lynn)
– The context in which your chosen document was produced or displayed (its historical moment,audience, etc)
– A summary of the document’s contents
– A close reading of the document (analysis) in which you quote key words and phrases and explain how they demonstrate your rhetorical concept.
– Lastly, Ongoing discussion and a conclusion that explain how the document succeeds or fails in being persuasive or effective by utilizing the rhetorical concepts you’ve identified.
You may wish to (but are not required to) use outside sources for information about the context of the document your are analyzing. All sources you incorporate in your paper should be cited.
