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LING 281

Spring 2017

Paper #2 – Analysis of persuasive appeals

This paper features an analysis of the persuasive appeals used in two kinds of academic writing.

Choose one of the following texts to analyze:

Report: “Hunger on Campus: The Challenge of Food Insecurity for College Students,” Dubick, et al.

Research Article: “Children Are Aware of Food Insecurity and Take Responsibility for Managing Food,” Fram, M.S. et al.

To be successful, this analysis will include the following components:

1. An introduction that introduces your project to the reader and describes the analysis to be done in the body of the paper.

1. Preview the general organization of your paper

2. Preview the key questions your paper addresses

3. Supply the reader with background on the author, the audience, the social context,

the place of publication, and so forth

1. State your claim and reason concerning the effectiveness of the report or research article.

1. A discussion of the author’s central claim and reason for producing the report or research article.

1. A discussion of the authors’ use of persuasive appeals. You may decide to discuss ethos, pathos, and logos. Or, you may decide to discuss only one of these elements.

1. A general conclusion that discusses the significance or consequence of understanding persuasive appeals.

Although these sections are listed separately, your paper will link them through smooth transitions. Remember that you will need to provide quoting and examples to support your claim.

Revised essay is due one week after the in-class writing is returned. The final draft should be at least 3 pages and typed, Times font, double-spaced, and in MLA/APA format.

In-class writing: __________________

Final Draft due: __________________