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Written Persuasion Analysis

Written Persuasion Analysis

Q Critical Analysis Paper/Presentation # 1: (Worth 100pts) Students find an example of persuasion in the media and analyze it using “variables” of the rhetorical situation, applying appropriate persuasion/propaganda theories as discussed in class (Eg. ch 1: Ethical Perspectives; ch. 2: Theories of Persuasion; ch. 3: Communication Principles; ch.4: Approaches to Communication; ch.5: Basic Tools and Tactics). Claims made are scrutinized and fact checked. The objective of the assignment is to evaluate the persuasive text and make an argument about why the text is effective/not effective for its given audience/purpose, explained through the theories discussed. • Analysis #1: Written Persuasion (newspaper, magazine, letter, Tweets, or online article) Focus on the verbal messages. Each analysis is presented extemporaneously in class (3-5 minutes). Outside research is required with at least one source cited. Oral Presentation (50pts) Written Paper (50pts)

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The online article titled, “An exploration of how fake news is taking over social media and putting public health at risk” is about an adverse impact of social media and the ways in which individuals must fight against it (Naeem et al., 2021). This is a sensitive and important topic because of the harmful consequences which can take place in the lives of the general public. There can be increased fatalities because of the ways in which the general public can perform actions by getting influenced from fake news via social media. The audience in the topic is the general public using social media.