Rhetorical Analysis Essay Cheat Sheet

Required:
4 total sources [No dictionaries or encyclopedias permitted as sources in ENG 105.]:
 The article you’re analyzing
 A GCU Database Source that defines ethos, pathos, logos
 2 additional GCU Database sources that support your argument
750-1,000 words.
Type essay into the APA Typing Template Without Abstract (No Subtitles)
[https://libguides.gcu.edu/APA/Formatting]
Title:
Your Clever Title: A Rhetorical Analysis of “Title of Article You are Analyzing” by Author.

Introduction (para. 1):

Frame/hook (1-4 sentences)
Background information about topic
Identify the title and article being analyzed.
Thesis (last sentence) = State whether author used ethos, pathos, logos well or poorly & why.
Introduction is great place to incorporate rhetorical situation, author’s stance, and audience.

Summary (para. 2): Include a topic sentence stating the title and author of the article being analyzed, cover the
main points of the article in your own words, and do not include your opinion. Place an in-text citation at the
end of the paragraph for the article (Author’s last name, year of article publication).

Body paras. (# 3, 4, 5): Body paragraphs appear in same order as ethos, pathos, logos appear in thesis.
Sentence #1 State whether the authors effectively use a rhetorical device.
Sentence #2 Define the rhetorical device from a source (OWL Purdue or other GCU Database source).
Rest of the paragraph: Proving your topic sentence with examples (use in-text citations for each) from the
article and explanations of how those examples prove your topic sentence.

Conclusion (para. 6): Overall evaluation of article, mention the frame, end w/ strong statement.

APA - After using the “Cite” button, correct citations by checking your sources here:

In-text Citations [https://libguides.gcu.edu/APA/In-textCitations]

References Page Citations [https://libguides.gcu.edu/APA/ReferenceExamples]
Ask the librarian [https://library.gcu.edu] Still stuck? Get help!

IN-TEXT CITATIONS

 Basic format: “quote, quote, quote” (Author’s last name, year article was published, p. or para. # of quote). Note:
Quotation marks go before the citation; punctuation (like a period) goes after the citation.
 Date must follow the author's name in a signal phrase. Ex.: According to Miller (2018), "correct citations are
important" (p. 32). Note: Leave out author’s name & year from citation because they already appear in sentence.

REFERENCES PAGE HELP ON NEXT PAGE.

 REFERENCES PAGE GUIDELINES:
 References page should start on a new page with the title: References.
 Double-space References page.
 Alphabetize References list.
 Titles of articles should not be italicized (unless they are from a website).
 In article titles, capitalize only the first word, proper nouns, and words following colons and periods.
 Newspaper sources should include day, month, year in date position (otherwise, just use year).
 Always include volume, issue, and page or paragraph numbers.
 GCU Database sources: The name of the publication should be capitalized and italicized.
 Names of articles on websites are italicized. The name of the website appears after the article title
and is not italicized.
 Always include permalinks for ENG 105.

[Sample References Page:] References

American Nurses Association. (n.d.). Scope of practice. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/scope-of-

practice/

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association

(7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. (2014). Improving cultural competence (HHS Publication No. 14-4849).

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK248428/

Copeland, T., Henderson, B., Mayer, B., & Nicholson, S. (2013). Three different paths for tabletop gaming in

school libraries. Library Trends, 61(4), 825–835. https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2013.0018

Holland, R. A., & Forrest, B. K. (2017). Good arguments: Making your case in writing and public speaking.

Baker Academic.