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Rhetorical Analysis # 1 Examines syntactic and grammatical features of Chrysler's Inspiration Comes Standard, advertisement. You will see how the wording itself, picked out of TIME Magazine's 'Person of the Year' is coded for a particular persuasive argument: Our car is historically and yet progressively established and changing.

Rhetorical Analysis # 2 Examines syntactic and grammatical features of Mike Luckovich's editorial comic strip, which employs on mistakes in spelling/wording to convince the reader of the irresponsibility of the Bush Administration. Also, the simplicity of the wording adds to the overall comedy with which the government's rash actions are viewed.

Rhetorical Analysis # 3 A TIME magazine opinion article can be interpreted literally and clearly because the author intends to make an argument. Unlike critical understanding of literature, this article contains a clearly understandable stance on an issue.

Rhetorical Analysis # 6 One needs a different view to understand this workplace text than one would when critically reading a work of literature or comic. For one, the workplace text is business-like and explicit about its points: it argues for increased password security in the company. This point is clearly stated and then backed up by a few clear rhetorical points: Passwords are not changed nearly enough, those who know passwords are often replaced and recycled, and often passwords are not used or used indiscriminately. In contrast, a literary work which might achieve rhetorical points more abstractly through the means of characters, dialogue or even symbolism.

Paradise Lost Rhetoric of the Devil in Milton's epic tale.

Wife of Bath Argument The Wife of Bath has a unique life perspective, an argument which has continued to inspire for nearly 800 years.

In Marlowe Temptation and undoing in Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe.

Herbert's Relation to God The poet George Herbert's rhetoric examines his relationship with the Almighty.

Third Rhetorical Analysis: Yep, They're Gay This article is about the discovery of a gay gene in sheep. The concern and debate is over a procedure performed by scientists to alter the sexuality of homosexual and heterosexual sheep. The rhetoric of this article is arguing that this concern is an invalid one, and I point out how this is done through logos and ethos, in a much clearer way than other rhetorical analyses of mass media such as advertising.

Fourth Rhetorical Analysis: St. Crispin This famous speech has rhetorical devices I have identified. It appeals to the readers' pathos primarily by arguing honor will be a worthy cause that all participants in this historical event will share. There is also a side-argument of ethics by which the young king asserts himself.

Fifth Rhetorical Analysis: Hal's Computer Speech Ironically the rhetoric a computer uses is very human reasoning. It is the reader's sense of human suffering the computer appeals to. The computer cleverly uses this pathos argument by a variety of human arguments I point out: a sense of camaraderie, pity, and even human emotion.

Sixth Rhetorical Analysis: Workplace Confessions The rhetoric of this workplace memo convinces through scare tactics. By the dire examples of security breaches a company could be susceptible, the alarming rhetoric of this piece convinces the reader of the need for password security in the workforce. I identify the rhetorical methods by which this is conveyed.