Rhetorical Analysis
Task
1:Analyze a recent persuasive speech (within the past three years) utilizing each of Aristotle’s three artistic proofs: logos, ethos, pathos. You can pull from different branches of government and/or occasions, and various issues.
2:Identify the speaker, speech, and occasion.
3:Source all examples from the same speech to examine the interrelation between the modes of proof.
4:Feel free to use any of the terms and concepts for each type of proof.
For instance, you could identify an enthymeme and/or a series of examples for logos.
You could also analyze intelligence, character, and/or goodwill as the primary method of establishing ethos.
You could recognize the speaker’s evocation of any of the emotions as an example of pathos.
For each concept, develop a clear thesis in one paragraph (three paragraphs total, approximately one page each).
