Though all sections of WR 111 ask students to write and revise a rhetorical analysis of a passage from a course text, instructors have their own preferred ways of introducing this assignment. You may ...

When conducting rhetorical analysis, you’re attempting to answer "How and why a composer/speaker attempts to appeal to an audience in order to convey a purpose?" By explaining those ideas through your ...

The letter of specialization in Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy Studies (WRLS)* helps students to develop a stronger theoretical and practical understanding of writing. WRLS focuses on "everyday" ...

A rhetorical analysis considers all elements of the rhetorical situation--the audience, purpose, medium, and context--within which a communication was generated and delivered in order to make an ...

We are living in a contentious time in history. Fundamental disagreements on critical policy, economic, and political issues make it essential to learn how to compose an effectiveargument and to ...