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FUN WITH THE Rhetorical Pr é cis

FUN WITH THE Rhetorical Pr é cis. Dave Barry. Columnist for the Miami Herald Bestselling American author Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist. Rhetorical Pr é cis. A four-sentence paragraph that records essential rhetorical elements Combines summary and analysis in a succinct form.

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FUN WITH THE Rhetorical Pr é cis

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  1. FUN WITH THE Rhetorical Précis

  2. Dave Barry • Columnist for the Miami Herald • Bestselling American author • Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist

  3. Rhetorical Précis • A four-sentence paragraph that records essential rhetorical elements • Combines summary and analysis in a succinct form

  4. Sentence 1 • Name of author, • the genre and title of the work, date in parentheses • a rhetorically accurate “says” verb • and a “THAT” clause containing the major assertion (thesis statement) of the work.

  5. Sentence 1 In the essay, “The Ugly Truth about Beauty” (1998), Dave Barry argues that “women generally do not think of their looks the same way men do”

  6. Sentence 2 • An explanation of how the author develops and/or supports the thesis • Use chronological order

  7. Sentence 2 • Barry illuminates this discrepancy by juxtaposing men’s perceptions of their looks (“average-looking”) with women’s (“not good enough”), by contrasting female role-models (He-Man, Buzz-Off), and by comparing men’s interests (the Super Bowl, lawn care) with women’s (manicures).

  8. Sentence 3 • A statement of the author’s apparent purpose, followed by an “IN ORDER TO” phrase in which you explain what the author wants the audience to do or feel as a result of reading the work.

  9. Sentence 3 • He exaggerates and stereotypes these differences in order to discourage women from so eagerly accepting society's expectation of them; in fact, Barry claims that men who want women to "look like Cindy Crawford" are "idiots".

  10. Sentence 4 • A description of the intended audience and/or the tone relationship the author establishes with the audience.

  11. Sentence 4 • Barry seems to address men in this essay because most of his “yous” refer to men (as in "If you're a man"); however, by using humor to poke fun at men's perceptions of themselves, Barry seems to want to address women and stop them from obsessively "trying to look like Cindy Crawford".

  12. Rhetorical Précis 1. Author, genre, title, date, “_(says)_ that”

  13. Rhetorical Précis 1. Author, genre, title, date, “_(says)_ that” 2. Support and development

  14. Rhetorical Précis 1. Author, genre, title, date, “_(says)_ that” 2. Support and development 3. Author’s purpose, “in order to…”

  15. Rhetorical Précis 1. Author, genre, title, date, “_(says)_ that” 2. Support and development 3. Author’s purpose, “in order to…” 4. Describes audience and tone (with support)

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