1000 word Academic paper on Rhetorics - Writing Class Assignment

What you need to do?

• An analysis of the rhetorical situation for each sentence

• An analysis of the rhetorical devices and appeals in each sentence

• An analysis of the style, method, and structure of each sentence

“Metastatic non–small-cell lung cancer, the leading cause of death from cancer worldwide, is a debilitating disease that results in a high burden of symptoms and poor quality of life; the estimated prognosis after the diagnosis has been established is less than 1 year.”

Writer: Academic, Doctor (Thoracic Oncology)

Purpose: Scientific Article, inform/educate readers of research

Audience: Health care professionals, academics, seeking to learn of Early Palliative Care for Patients with Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

“Severe illness wasn’t life-altering, it was life-shattering; it felt less like an epiphany—a piercing burst of light, illuminating What Really Matters—and more like someone had just firebombed the path forward.”

Writer: Doctor (Neurosurgeon), Terminally Ill Patient with Metastatic Lung Cancer

Purpose: Memoir/autobiography, recounting personal experience, exploring his thoughts, expressing himself

Audience: General Public/Unknown audience

Purpose: To engage in the critical reading process to

demonstrate your understanding of how sentences vary in style and method depending

on cultural context.

To do this, you will perform a rhetorical analysis on sentences from two cultural

contexts of your choice.

It only need to be about a 900-1000 words (not including the sentences) and also include:

a reflection on the process of conducting a rhetorical analysis, including your

research .

The task must follow the following criteria:

• Rhetorical analysis of the chosen sentences

• Evidence of reflection on the writing and research processes

• Clarity and correctness of writing, including grammar, punctuation, and

referencing

Also, the sentences are from

'Breath Turns to Air' by Paul Kalanithi

Memoir

and

Early Palliative Care for Patients with Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

(Article)

Research Writing

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