Analyze and develop an argument about the how the author of the text you choose to analyze uses rhetorical or argumentative strategies to build their argument. You may also consider development strategies such as organization, as well as the kinds of evidence the author uses to advance their claims.

In short, you should develop a specific argument about how and why the author uses these strategies to advance a specific argument, and what makes the strategies effective in the given rhetorical context. In order to do so, you will need to briefly explain what the argument is, in order to explain how this argument is made. You will need to support your argument using textual evidence, which can include summary, paraphrase, and direct quotation. Make sure that you have a thesis statement that advances a specific, coherent, and manageable argument, that you express in a concise manner.

Examples of rhetorical elements include: exigence, context, audience, rhetor, constraints or resources, topic, and genre.

Examples of rhetorical appeals include: ethos, pathos, logos.

Examples of argumentative strategies include: establishing common ground, acknowledging the strengths of opposing viewpoints, demonstrating the weaknesses of opposing viewpoints.

Examples of evidence include: facts and statistics, anecdotes, the use of authorities or experts, etc.

Note: You do not need to address all of these elements. Remember, specific arguments are narrow and focused. You do not need to address all of the strategies the author uses, but rather should develop an argument a focused argument about why the strategy/strategies you discuss are effective.

Note: there is no need to conduct external research for this assignment, and doing so will distract from the purpose of the assignment, which is to develop an original argument about the rhetorical strategies and situation of the text you are writing about.

Please write in grammatically correct and complete sentences, using proper essay format. Use the course materials and the lectures to help make your argument as analytically precise and detailed as possible. You will be expected to apply what you have learned in this module and previous modules, including (ex. critical reading of the text, consideration of the rhetorical situation of the text, consideration of the writing situation of your own essay, essay and paragraph structure, coherence, unity, making strong claims, using strong reasoning, selecting

and incorporating evidence effectively, analysis of evidence, formatting & documentation according to MLA style, etc.). As an argumentative essay, this assignment requires a thesis statement, evidence and analysis, and a concluding sentence.

Essay topic:

4) In "Not All Inequalities Are Alike," the author includes a section titled "Circumstances Matter." What is the effect of this information? Does it advance the overall argument? How/Why or why not?

Your essay will be based on the following rubric categories

Quality of argument (i.e. convincing and balanced use of rhetorical appeals; strong

thesis statement)

Evidence (i.e. well-chosen and well-integrated)

Organization (i.e. proper essay structure, flow, unity and coherence)