Outline for Multimodal Rhetorical Analysis
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Rhetorical Analysis Outline
I.Introduction
A.
A
debate brought up countless times in the science community is whether or not
people should pursue cloning humans.
B.
Writer
takes the stance that we should not be trying to clone other humans
C.
Through
ethos, pathos and logos the writer tries to persuade the audience that human
cloning is not a good idea for society as a whole.
II.First
main point (Ethos)
A.
Dr. Patrick Dixon is an author and business consultant often described
as a futurist
B.
In 2005 he was ranked as one of
the 20 most influential business thinkers alive according to the Thinkers 50.
C.
He is Chairman of the trends forecasting company
Global Change Ltd, founder of the
international AIDS agency, and Chairman of the ACET International Alliance.
III.Second
main point (Pathos)
A.
Emotions
are used to show what problems can arise to loved ones and other people.
B.
People
wouldn’t be able to live their lives the same knowing about someone being a
clone of someone.
C.
Risk
in technology (talks about what if Hitler had this technology)
D.
Text
is very conversational, easy to read
IV.Third
main point (Logos)
A.
Facts
about birth deformities in animal clones
B.
Low
birth rate for clones and short life span
C.
Video
is facts about cloning
D.
Dolly
the sheep is brought up for support in his argument
E.
Talks
about how biotech is growing and there will soon be other ways to medical
advancement other than cloning.
F.
Comments
section has some strong counter arguments.
V.Fourth
main point (The Webpage)
A.
A
lot of ads along the sides
B.
Video
to go along with the article
C.
Links
to related articles
D.
Comments
section
VI.Conclusion
A.
Author
uses mostly logos, but also throws in some pathos and ethos to try and persuade
the audience
B.
Cloning
will be an ongoing ethical debate, and this writer tried to persuade against
it.
C.
Some
distraction in the Facebook and twitter feed. Other links are helpful to find
out more on the topic of cloning. Video is a helpful tool to get a better
understanding of cloning.
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Tyler, this is a great outline that has a lot of potential for an awesome essay! The fact that you already have your introduction and conclusion all mapped out will make the process of writing your paper a lot easier. Also, you have a lot of detail in your main points which will help a ton as well. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteTyler, It appears that you already have everything mapped out very well! Your on your way to a great paper! I like that fact that you have a lot of detail, that tells me that you already know pretty much what your gonna write; which in turn will help you write the paper quickly with less problems. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteTyler, your outline is solid. looks like you had a little trouble transferring it to your blog otherwise very nice. I liked how descriptive you were with your sub topics, which willmake the writing process easier. once again good job!
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