Analyse the use of the persuasive techniques (ethos, pathos, and logos) in A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott. Make sure you provide TWO pieces of support for EACH persuasive technique you discuss. Ultimately, which technique(s) does the author use most effectively?

 

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• Develop your outline into a multi-paragraph essay. Revise your point-form statements into complete sentences.
• Include a thesis statement in your introduction, two to four body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
• Proofread carefully for grammar, spelling, and mechanics.
• Use specific support from A Mind Spread Out on the Ground in your essay. If you use a quotation, make sure to analyze and discuss why you have included it (DO NOT simply insert a quotation and move on). Cite your support correctly, both in-text and in a Reference List.
• Your essay is an analysis of A Mind Spread Out on the Ground, not an opinion piece about the subject matter. Focus on analyzing the language, style, and rhetorical techniques in the essay.

 

 

 

The essay "A Mind Spread Out on the Ground" by Alicia Elliott first appeared in The Malahat Review, Volume 197, which was published in December 2016. 

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In her deeply personal and evocative memoir A Mind Spread Out on the Ground Alicia Elliott employs a masterful blend of persuasive techniques to not only chronicle her own experiences with trauma and ... View the full answer