COMM 1008 Essay Assignment #1 - Critique Essay

This word count does not include the title or reference page). Description: For this assignment, you must perform a critical analysis on the article you selected from the ‘Articles for Critique’ folder. Your aim is to create a convincing essay that suggests the article is either effective or ineffective by providing support (quotations with APA in-text citations) from the article for your argument. You are evaluating the strengths or weaknesses of the article. Judge how effective/ineffective the article is by examining any 3 of the below options: 1) Tone (Is the article formal or informal - how does the tone strengthen or weaken the article?) 2) Audience & Purpose (Who is this written for? What is the writer’s purpose?) 3) Use of Logos / Pathos / Ethos (How does the author use any of these in the argument?) 4) Use of logical fallacies (Are there logical fallacies that weaken the argument? Which ones?) 5) Use of evidence (Does the author use evidence to support the argument? Does this help or hinder the argument?) Based on the 3 options (key points) you have chosen to critically analyze, create a thesis statement. This will help to focus your thoughts on the strength or weakness of the article in general. Remember that you must use 3 of the 5 characteristics above as key points to support your thesis.