Reflection on Project 2 Draft

I peer reviewed Scott and Sam's rough drafts. They both had an excellent drafts and are on their way to having great final papers. Both of their papers are linked were their names are in the first sentence.

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1. Looking at my rough draft, I do not have a clear identifiable thesis. Instead, I have a vague thesis that is identifiable but not representative of what my paper is about. It however, does point to some specific rhetorical situations like the use of contextual examples and the author's reputation as a nuclear fusion specialist. My thesis does to use logos as an example of a rhetorical situation which is vague. Putting this all together, my thesis is not exactly the most clear it could be therefore it needs some work.
2. I have decided to organize my essay by focusing each of the body paragraph on a specific strength or weakness the article had in its use of rhetorical devices. Each paragraph will also tie in how this particular device worked with the audience, how the author used it and how effective this device was. In the conclusion, I intend to wrap up the essay with my final thoughts about the entire essay while restates my early points in the body paragraphs. All of my body paragraphs have evidence from the text and I am currently working on good analysis.
3. I clearly take a look at three of the most important rhetorical devices the author employs in the article and how each of those are effective in the scope of the article in swaying the audience to agree with his purpose. 
4. I did explain how rhetorical strategies were employed within the article but I did not explain exactly why they were employed. I will do this in the conclusion as well as in the analysis of the various evidence in the text. Also, in the analysis of the text I will talk about how this strategy affects the audience and how it is or is not effective within the text towards convincing the audience of the article's purpose.
5. I do mention specific examples from the text to use as evidence in the paragraphs about specific rhetorical situations. The evidence is effectively placed because I use it either tell my readers it was an effective rhetorical device or not an effective rhetorical device. 
6. I do not leave my reader wanting more. There is no punch or specific piece of text that the reader wanting to learn more on their own. Also, I still need to answer the "so what" question because without it  the conclusion has no punch and is just useless.