analyze an op ed argument but your essay should include discussion of evidence data and reasoning

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Rhetorical Analysis for Project Three (75 points)

Op-Ed Analysis

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Three pages, typed, double-spaced(Uploaded to Turnitin)

For this analysis, you will choose one of the following essays to analyze: “A Baker’s First Amendment Rights,” “Let Us Buy Cake,” or “Even the Bernini of Buttercream has to Serve Gay Couples.” (Attached) Your analysis should include consideration of the intended audience and the “conversation” that these writers have entered into. You do not need to specifically use Toulmin’s model to analyze the argument, but your essay should include discussion of evidence/data and reasoning.

For this analysis:

  • Using the assigned readings about the guidelines for op-eds, speculate about why this essay was chosen for publication—be specific. [About 1/3 of the paper.]
  • Articulate the writer’s claim, reasoning, support, and consideration of counterarguments. [About 2/3 of the paper].

Excellent!- A

Very Strong – B

Competent – C

Not Yet Competent

Criterion Value

Comprehension – Elements of argument
  • Identifies the author’s most important evidence and support
  • Meaningful discussion of the author’s reasoning
  • Evaluation of the argument in context
  • Identifies the author’s use of evidence and support
  • Discussion of the author’s reasoning
  • Evaluation of the argument in context
  • There might be more summary than analysis
  • Information might be incorrectly identified as evidence.

25%

Consideration of the genre –

Identifies elements of the genre
  • Demonstrates specific elements of op-ed as presented in class readings and lectures
  • Makes good observations about genre, although they may be more general
  • Little to no discussion of the genre., or inaccurate statements about the genre

20%

Development

  • Abundant use of direct outside text to support the analysis
  • Effective use of direct outside text to support most of the analysis
  • Little to no use direct use of the outside text.
  • Little discussion of specific parts of the essay

25%

Organization
  • Effective use of paragraphing
  • Thoughtful introduction and conclusion
  • Logical connection of ideas from one to the next
  • Clear paragraphing, although some paragraphs might be overly short or combine more than one idea
  • Unclear paragraphing or a more “freewrite” style of writing

15%

Use of language
  • Sophisticated sentence level expression
  • A variety of sentence styles,
  • Concise expression
  • Natural (not stiff or overly formal) expression
  • Good sentence level expression
  • A variety of sentence styles, although there may be more simple sentences
  • Concise expression
  • Mostly natural (not stiff or overly formal) expression
  • An over-reliance on simple sentence structure
  • Inaccurate word choices or a reliance on overly formal language

15%