Assignment Question
Examine and analyze a PSA (Public Service Announcement) or a documentary and determine whether it is persuasive or not. You will do that by determining the Rhetorical modes of the PSA/Documentary – The Logos (Logic, reasons, statistics etc.), the Pathos (emotions, feelings etc.) and the Ethos (ethics, principles, morals etc). See the PSA Keep America Beautiful which was aired on Earth day 1971 and is credited for inspiring the environmental movementt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Suu84khNGY
Once you see this, Read the Rhetorical analysis of Wes Rodenburg at: http://wesrodenburg.blogspot.com/2008/04/rhetorical-analysis-of-1979s-keep.html This is another example of how to write a good rhetorical analysis by breaking the PSA down to its rhetorical modes of pathos, ethos and logos. You can follow this example. Avoid commercials of everyday products- Select PSAs of social issues MLA writing style.
