Argument Analysis

1.  Briefly (2-3 sentences) summarize the article.
2. Explain the passage's CENTRAL ARGUMENT. What claims does the author make?
3. Find TWO ASSERTIONS that support the central argument. Explain how each assertion contributes to the author's main argument.
4. Identify at least 2 of the following: assumption, rebuttal, qualification, generalization, counterargument, or digression.
5. Identify 2 words that you don't know, but would like to and add them (with definitions) to you vocabulary page.
6. Copy down TWO EXAMPLES OF RHETORICAL STRATEGIES (one of the 3 appeals, any example of diction (word choice), syntax (sentence structure). Identify what kind of strategy it is (for example: connotative language, parallelism), and then explain the effect of the rhetorical strategy and how it contributes to to the author's argument.