In a rhetorical analysis, the goal is to explain what the author is doing well and not so well in achieving his/her goal. First you need to understand the author’s purpose and how he/she is trying to connect with/engage/persuade the audience. In other words, how does the audience (or you) respond/react during the reading? Remember, this can be any decision the author is making. Your analysis can also include decisions the author failed to make, or decisions that did not turn out well.
FOR this assignment, you will be analyzing the sample student IMRaD introduction attached along with this document.
In an IMRAD introduction, the author should be including specific components to achieve his/her/their purpose.
You will read the introduction, note what is working and not working, and why.
Then you will write your analysis in paragraph form (see sample paper)
