Outline My Amendment

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Rhetorical Analysis Outline I. Introduction: A. Intro 1. “My Amendment” written by George Saunders 2. In “My Amendment”, Saunders introduces the argument about same and similar sex marriage using satire, pathos and ethos. B. Thesis 1. Saunders effectively lets his audience know that it is wrong for the same sex to get married or similar sexes to get married through the use of personal experience and opinions with emotional stories. II. Body: A. Use of Satire 1. “I implore any of my readers who find themselves in a Samish-Sex Marriage: Change. If you are a feminine man, become more manly. If you are a masculine woman, become more feminine.” 2. Saunders uses a lot of satire throughout his essay trying to use wit to get the attention of the reader and make the couples feel shameful and seek correction. B. Use of Ethos 1. “As an obscure, middle-aged, heterosexual short-story writer…” 2. Saunders starts off his essay telling the reader that is he not a credible source, but more than less he states his opinion. C. Use of Pathos 1. “Then I ask myself, Is this truly what God had in mind?” 2. Saunders uses pathos to create a deeper question in the text causing the reader to reconsider how important this topic may be. III. Conclusion: A. Saunders creates an argument in his essay that was mainly use of three rhetorical devices. He created an argument using both a strong opinion and a use of questioning. Would the argument have changed the opinion of any reader if Saunders approached the argument with factual information using logos as a rhetorical device? B. Saunders used mainly those the three rhetorical devices because he knew it would catch the reader’s attention and bring in many sides to the

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