You will be reading Paul Bloom’s “The Baby in the Well,” and Fritz Breithaupt’s “The Bad Things We Do Because of Empathy.” You will be
Essay 2 will be a comparative analysis essay in which you will need to utilize synthesis. You will be reading Paul Bloom’s “The Baby in the Well,” and Fritz Breithaupt’s “The Bad Things We Do Because of Empathy.” You will be comparing and contrasting the rhetoric used in these articles. This essay will build off the analysis skills that we worked on in Essay 1, but now we will be adding comparison and synthesis. The primary purpose of Essay 2 is comparison/contrast, but you will need to attempt to synthesize ideas or themes from the articles at least once in your paper.
Your essay will need to be between 3-5 pages in length. You must have a minimum of 3 FULL pages; if the final copy is less than 3 full pages, you will forfeit 10 points before I start grading for content.
Your introduction paragraph should introduce the topic at hand, the two authors, and the titles of their articles; your entire essay will work to explain how the sources relate to one another in terms of content and rhetorical approach.
Your thesis statement should explain how the sources are either similar or different in terms of rhetorical style. You can use 1-2 sentences to do this.
Your body paragraphs should begin with a topic sentence which explains a way the two authors’ use of rhetorical appeals are similar or different. You will need to cite at least once from each source (minimum of 2 citations) in each paragraph. Paragraphs should end with your own analysis and comparison of the source material you have used. Your conclusion paragraph should explain which of the sources has a stronger, overall rhetorical style.
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