A thesis statement is a statement summarizing the purpose of your essay
It isn’t a statement of face
Can’t be a broad statement
Never a question
Comes at the end of introduction
Thesis statement template
Specific topic + your opinion and reasons you have for making the claim= thesis
Good example
The music in finding nemo helps viewers understand the theme because of its upbeat
sounds, its universal appeal, and uplifting lyrics.
The Art of Persuasion
Ethos- authority and credibility
Pathos- appeal to emotions
Logos- logic
Ethos
(speaker)
Rhetorical
triangle
Logos Pathos (audience)
(message)
Rhetorical Analysis
Hook- captures attention, first couple sentences of essay
Summary
Thesis
Fallacies- faults in arguments
Logic is flawed
Reasoning is weak
Apparent or hidden
Strawman- distorting another-s argument to attack it more easily.
Red Herring- Sidetracking an audience with an irrelevant point and claim that the original issue
has been settled by the irrelevant diversion
Begging the question- Arguing in circles
Appeal to false authority- Represent someone as an expert who is not an expert at all
Appeal to fear- Seeking to persuade an audience by scaring them
Bandwagon- Value based on popularity
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