Questions for rhetorically analyzing your group's chosen website: 1. The umbrella genre here is website. Does your website fit into a sub-genre? What? Why? 2. Who is the author of the website? Is it one person, or a design/marketing firm? A combo? How do you know? 3. Who is the target audience of this website? How do you know? What is the purpose of this website? (HINT; this may tie back in with its genre...) 5. Which of the 5 modes does the author use? What do you think is the most effective mode/combination of modes, and why? 6. How does this website appeal to you? a. Ethically? Does the author establish a strong ethos? That is, what kind of character does the author present in/bring to this website? Do you trust this author? Why or why not? b. Pathetically? Does the author appeal to pathos? That is, does he/she appeal to your emotions? How? © logistically? Does the author appeal to logos? That is, does he/she present information ina logical way? How? Remember to consider the overall rhetorical context. (e.g. IF the author is trying to sell you something, does that change how you read the website?)