1. The Rhetorical Triangle Subtitle

2. How to Analyze a Written Text ▪ First, let’s start w/ the DEFINITION of rhetoric. ▪ Rhetoric: the study & the art of using language effectively. ▪ Rhetoric study includes delving into the strategies & techniques a writer uses to promote their argument & position. Rhetorical appeals are used to persuade an audience to the side of the argument the author is promoting.

3. The Rhetorical Triangle / The Aristotelian Triad EthosLogosPathos ▪ The source’s credibility, the speaker’s/author’s authority. ▪ The logic used to support a claim (induction & deduction); can also be the facts & statistics used to help support the argument. ▪ The emotional or motivational appeals; vivid language, emotional language & numerous sensory details.