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  1. Due Date
    Wednesday, November 3, 2021 11:59 PM
    Points Possible
    15

  2. The Ethos Assignment   (15%)

    Purpose

    This assignment will help develop reading comprehension and analysing skills.

     

    Instructions

     

    Your Ethos analysis can look at how the author uses appeals to authority, expert opinion, personal experiences, and anecdotes. You are to write approximately 750 words. You will need to provide a thesis—is the use of Ethos in this article strong or weak? Bonus: An additional analysis of Pathos is encouraged, but it is not a requirement. 

     

    Evaluation

     

    A successful analysis will:

    • Outline how the author makes his/her argument
    • Evaluate the argument in terms of Ethos (expert opinion, personal experience).
    • Cite specific passages and demonstrates how they function within the overall argument
    • Identify any significant strengths or weaknesses of the argument (or a mixture of both) and ties them back to the claims of the argument (evaluation)

     

    Formatting

    Your summary must be double-spaced with 1” marginson all sides and in a 12 point (Times New Roman or similar) font.Use proper APA formatting (title page, reference page). 

     

    Due Date

    The Week of November 1st, the night before your class.


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