To analyze a text means to closely examine both what the text says and how it says it. A rhetorical analysis evaluates the techniques that the author uses in persuading his or her audience.

Need a 4-6 page rhetorical analysis, including a 275-325 word academic summary, of one opinion piece listed on the next page. A summary is an accurate, orderly, and comprehensive statement of a sources main points in your own words. To analyze a text means to closely examine both what the text says and how it says it. A rhetorical analysis evaluates the techniques that the author uses in persuading his or her audience.