ENG-105: How Effectively Does The Thesis Statement Identify The Main Points: Rhetorical Analysis Of A Public Assignment, UOL, UK

Rhetorical Analysis Content and Ideas

1. How effectively does the thesis statement identify the main points that the writer would like to make about the public document he or she is analyzing?

The thesis statement was clear and stated in the body of the essay.

2. How successful is the writer’s summary of the public document understudy?

The writer was very successful with understanding the assignment and summarizing the public documentation on ADHD.

3. How effective are the writer’s explanation and evaluation of the rhetorical situation, genre, and stance?

The writer was effective in explaining ethos, pathos, logos logic. She first explained to the reader the meaning of the terms and then explained how you could seek them out through the website.

4. How persuasively is evidence used to support assertions and enrich the essay?

The evidence used is persuasive, there was a list of resources, references and she added the last date the website was checked to acknowledge the information is up to date.

5. How effectively does the essay’s content support the thesis by analyzing the document and evaluating its effectiveness according to strategies from chapter 3 of Writing with Purpose?

Her thesis statement was in three parts which made the body of the essay come together. The first paragraph explained the credibility, the second paragraph was about the emotions found in images and the last paragraph stated the facts and logic of the documentation.

Organization

1. How effectively does the introduction engage the reader while providing an overview of the paper?

The author catches the reader’s attention by informing us if we do not know about ADHD this essay will be based on resources we can use to learn more.

2. Please identify the writer’s thesis and quote it in the box below.

“The CDC webpage effectively uses the rhetorical devices logos, ethos and pathos in their article on ADHD.”

3. How effectively do the paragraphs develop the topic sentence and advance the essay’s ideas?

The topic sentences for each paragraph inform the reader of the next piece of information they will be reading.

4. How effectively does the conclusion provide a strong, satisfying ending, not a mere summary of the essay?

The conclusion could have been better academically written, the author restated the thesis statement.