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Comparison and Contrast. Strategies for Rhetorical Analysis. Basic Structure for All Essays. Introduction—Leads readers into essay, provides contexts, and so on. Often ends with the thesis statement. Body—Presents as many paragraphs as necessary to fully support and develop the thesis.
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Comparison and Contrast Strategies for Rhetorical Analysis
Basic Structure for All Essays Introduction—Leads readers into essay, provides contexts, and so on. Often ends with the thesis statement. Body—Presents as many paragraphs as necessary to fully support and develop the thesis. Conclusion—Does not just repeat the introduction.
In-Class Group Work Using the elements of the Rhetorical Situation (or Aristotle’s schema), compare and contrast the paragraphs by McCarthy and Cisneros. Pay close attention to the way these professional authors use details and language.
Introduction Whole work #1 Whole work #2 Compare/contrast both # 1 and #2 Conclusion Introduction Work #1—Element A Work #2—Element A Work #1—Element B Work #2—Element B Work #1—Element C Work #2—Element C Conclusion/summary Sample Structures for Comparison/Contrast Essays
McCarthy—Persona, Tone, Attitude, Subject, Style, Target Audience Cisneros--Persona, Tone, Attitude, Subject, Style, Target Audience McCarthy and Cisneros compared/contrasted McCarthy and Cisneros-Persona McCarthy and Cisneros-Tone and Attitude McCarthy and Cisneros-Style McCarthy and Cisneros- Target Audience Comparing/Contrasting Texts
How to Decide The structure an author chooses depends upon his/her purpose and the materials discussed. Some essays and articles require extensive use of comparison/contrast (college exams, buying guides, classification systems, etc.). Many other essays use the technique only for particular sections.