This website link below you copy on your web Browser and will send you to the Taylor Swift article that you will be writing a minimum of 2 page essay draft for this assignment. The information and instructions about writing the essay and what your writing about this article is explained down below.

Website: https://theconversation.com/taylor-swifts-eras-tour-is-a-potent-reminder-that-the-internet-is-not-real-life-209325

(2 pages minimum for this essay draft)

Paper #1 - Rhetorical Analysis

You will analyze how effectively an author develops and supports a claim to influence readers.

You're going to analyzeAarushi Bhandari's piece "Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is A Potent Reminder that the Internet is Not Real Life" and consider whether the author's reliance on her personal experience is an effective strategy for achieving her purpose. Your analysis will begin with athesisthat takes a position on this rhetorical choice: her reliance on her ethos as a Swift fan, political campaign volunteer, and sociologist along with the use of her first-person perspective. Then, you will need to dissect this choice to show how it is designed to impact or move her readers.

For example, youmight argue that Bhandari's use of first-person perspective and her own experience is an effective way to persuade readers, or you might argue thatBhandari relies on her personal experience too much to be effective. The first indicates that Bhandari uses her experience to Bolster her claims and the evidence she uses to support it; the second suggests that her use of her own experience detracts from her ability to develop her claim. Please note that the options above are just examples and not the only two available. Whatever you choose to argue, it is your job to identify and analyze the choices that Bhandari makes in building her argument.

An important part of this analysis assignment is to be able to identify the author's subject position and the rhetorical situation in which she is writing. Remember, the online publication in which Bhandari is writing,The Conversation, has a specific audience andmission statement and motto ("Academic rigor, journalistic flair") and it is important to consider how effectively this piece might meet those demands.

So, athesis statement for this piece would begin with you making a claim about how effective Bhandari's strategy is andwhy:

• "Bhandari's use of her personal experience is effective/persuasive because...[your reasons why]."
• "Berquist's use of personal experience is ineffective/undermines her argument because...[your reasons why not]."

NOTE:The key to writing an effective rhetorical analysis isnotto summarize the article. Instead, you need to consider thechoices the author makes in their attempt to persuade their audience. So, think about the following:

• First, Explore Bhandari's strategy and its relationship to her overall argument. Is it designed to...
  • Emphasize the timeliness or urgency of this subject?
  • Stimulate an emotional response?
  • Bolster the credibility of the writer or argument?
  • Challenge opposing points of view?

NOTE: that you might not find all of these questions relevant or, indeed, you may feel that there are other motivations behind this strategy.That's fine!)

• Bhandari's use of Evidence: Additionally, consider the ways that Bhandari integrates her personal experience with studies and statistics. Do you feel that she relies too heavily on anecdotal evidence (follow this link for a description of anecdotal evidence) or does it strengthen the other forms of evidence she offers?

• Next, take another look atBhandari's piece and think about the exact moments in the text, the specific words and phrases that helped to create an impact on youwhat led you to form your perspective on her strategies? This is essential pre-writing, asyou need to include specific examples and details from the text rather than broad generalizations.

Introduction (Introduce the subject - media narratives and their effects - and make sure this paragraph introduces therhetorical situation, includingauthorandtext).

The introduction is typically one paragraph and ends with a clearthesis statement (see examples on assignment sheet above).

Body of Paper This should be a series of paragraphs that move through the text to discuss how the author intentionally constructs this particular argument. The emphasis should be on choices the writer makes to convince readers and should focus on strategies to include certain types of information at particular moments in the article. Be sure to include examples from the text (quotations) to support your claims about the text.

Remember, our focus on Bhandari's use of first person and personal experience should help narrow the focus of your analysis to choices associated with this strategy.

We will discuss citation before the revision, but this is not required for the draft.

Remember to divide your writing into separateparagraphs.

Conclude simply with a short paragraph reflecting on the writer's overall strategy

Include aWorks Cited page with the full citation for your article. This can be copied and pasted from the tab in Blackboard called "Bibliography." Please be attentive to the particular spacing of this page.

Works Cited is not required for the draft.