University Textual Analysis Report: Rhetorical Devices and Strategies

This report presents a textual analysis, focusing on rhetorical devices and writing strategies employed in a given text. The analysis identifies strategies such as narration and cause-and-effect, examining their impact on the reader. It dissects the use of rhetorical devices like logos, pathos, and kairos, providing examples and explanations of their effects. The report includes a table that annotates rhetorical appeals and writing strategies, detailing their effects on the reader, and cites relevant sources. The structure of the text, weaknesses, and additional comments are also considered. The report aims to enhance the understanding of effective communication and analytical skills through the examination of textual elements. References from various sources are included to support the analysis.

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TEXTUAL ANALYSIS
Rhetorical Analysis
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Task 1: which strategies can be identified in the text below?
The text below contains the following strategies:
a. Narration- the writer tells the story about the father and his heart attack through narration
to paint the picture of what happened so that the father was taken to hospital. The writer
also tells the struggle the mother had to go through searching for them while they were in
a biology laboratory dissecting a frog.
b. Causes and effects- the writer explain that every time the mother tried calling him the
phones were busy since they were in a biology laboratory dissecting a frog.
Task 2: analyze the sample text for both rhetorical devices and writing strategies
Rhetorical devices
Logos has been brought out at the time when the writer makes up their mind to watch political
control because of the value they have for it. This brings out a tug of war between what has value
to the writer and what they have loved doing throughout their life (Ly-Le, 2014).
Pathos is an appeal to emotion that comes up when a political times encroach, the music that has
been loved by the writer throughout their life(Ly-Le, 2014). An emotional appeal especially to
love has been used.
Kairos is used as an appeal to time specifically when political times encroach on the music the
writer has loved throughout their time while they are watching corporate control. It signifies that
time is running and what they have loved will soon be on (Ly-Le, 2014).
Use this table to record and explain your annotations in preparation for the essay
tomorrow.
Rhetorical
appeal/writing strategy
What is the effect on the reader
Logos- facts The writer has provided facts and information on what made it
necessary for the couple to do cleaning on the day her father-in-law
was to visit them.
Logos- narration The writer tells the story of her eight-month pregnancy, the
husband's cabin fever and how the husband's father was to visit
them even though the house had not been cleaned.
Logos- thesis statement
Logos- statistics The writer uses statistics in the third paragraph where 55 percent of
American mothers and 18 percent of American fathers attend to
housework. In paragraphs 4 and 5 45minutes taken by women doing
more work and later 11 percent of fathers and 6.4 percent of mothers
who move lawn.

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Logos- compare and
contrast
The writer compares the through percentage the number of women
who do housework to that of men where that of women is higher.
The same comparison on when it comes to doing lawn work and
more men are doing the lawn work compared to women.
Logos- cause and effect The cause of the writer's husband to take up the cleaning alongside
the wife has been brought up as not being able to argue with an
eight-month pregnant wife who is busy washing dishes and
hanging jackets.
Logos- a refutation of
the opposing view
The writer argues that even though some men have created a brand
in housework but this has not made them take up housework just
like women do.
Logos- logical
reasons/explanations
The writer has provided a logical explanation that it is not only her
husband who has issues with cleaning the house but statistics from
all over are showing the husbands rarely do this work.
Pathos- personal stories The personal story of Momofuku’s David Chang and Voltaggio
brothers has been used to make the reader connect more with the
text.
Pathos- Rhetorical
questions
Pathos- emotive
language
Ethos- use of credible
sources
The writer uses the U.S Bureau of Labour Statistics, time-use
studies, Momofuku’s David Chang and Voltaggio brothers to bring
out what men have done to cooking.
Ethos- citation of
sources
The writer cites from the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics in
paragraph 3 and in paragraph 5 time use studies are cited. Further I
the text Mmfuku David Chang and Voltaggio brothers have been
cited.
Ethos- Other relevant
points
Structure of the text
The weakness of the text
Any other comment

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References
Gross, A. (2016). The Limits of the Rhetorical Analysis of Science. Poroi, 12(1).
https://doi.org/10.13008/2151-2957.1244.
Ly-Le, T. (2014). 'Novartis Drop the Case' Campaign: A Rhetorical Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal.
https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2642093