Your Name HereScott CheneyENGL 130230December2017Paper 2âRhetorical Analysis[delete and use creative title]Pew Researchâs 2014 study âPolitical Polarization & Media Habitsâ shows that there are very few news sources that liberals, moderates, andconservatives all trust. (The Wall Street Journalwas the only source trusted by all groups.) Similarly, there are few news outletsthat all ideological groups distrust equally. (The exception: no group fullytrusted BuzzFeed.) These results imply that not only do different groups find their news in different placesbut also that those sources produce news in distinctly different ways. Since there is so little agreementabout what can be trusted, how should American citizens choose their news sources? Whatmakes a news source credible? And how does the content produced by different news sources differ even when they are reporting on the same story?In this rhetorical analysis, you will analyze and evaluate the ways two different news sources report on the same event or story.Stated differently, this essay will explore, compare, and evaluatethe strategies two different news outlets(probably websites) use to report the samenews. In doing so, you will analyze the rhetorical choices authors, editors, and content designers make when presenting their storiesto the public. You must choose two of the thirty-six news outlets listed on Pew Researchs chart Trust Levels of News Sources by Ideological Group. Try to find articles that approach astory from distinct perspectivesand use significantly different headlinesor presentation strategies. Your articles shouldbothbeLast Name 2published on roughly th
e same day (if not, then at least during the same week). In addition, analyzethe platform (newspaper, website, news app, etc.) and visual presentation (layout, colors, navigation,ads,etc.) as part of your rhetorical analysis. Ultimately, think about how readers would react to the content and the way that content is presented. Your introduction should include a dynamicexample that presentsthe overall story or eventto your reader. The introduction should also end with a strong evaluative thesis that suggests (but does not explain in detail) which news source utilizes better rhetorical strategiesoverall. From there, your body paragraphs should briefly summarize the news story that each article addresses, analyze the two headlines and any other sub-headlines, discuss the effectiveness of the platform and visuals presentation, and finally, evaluate the written content ofthe article itself. Your conclusion should also include an example, quotation, or experience that succinctly ends your essay without merely summarizing what you have already said.This paper should beat least 4full pages but not more than 5pages (1200-1500words).Use MLA format:double-spaced, using a version of theTimesor Arialfonts(size 12), with one-inch margins.Your paper will earn a penalty if you do not use proper MLA formatting. (As an example, this prompt is formatted using MLA format.) Your paper will also include a Works Cited page with citations for all thearticles you cite.Your full paper draft will be dueby 11:59 p.m.on the designated day in Canvas, and the final paper will also be dueby 11:59 p.m.in Canvason the designated day(see course calendar in the syllabus for due dates).