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Rhetorical Analysis

Rhetorical analysis, or rhetorical criticism, is the systematic interpretation of how symbolic messages — speeches, texts, images, campaigns — work to persuade audiences and create meaning. Rooted in classical rhetoric and codified for contemporary practice by scholars like Sonja Foss, it examines the strategies a message uses, the situation it responds to, and the effects it invites, producing an argued interpretation rather than a count.

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Rhetorical Criticism and Analysis of Communication

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Foss, S. K. (2017). Rhetorical Criticism: Exploration and Practice (5th ed.). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press. · ISBN 9781478634898
Entman, R. M. (1993). Framing: Toward clarification of a fractured paradigm. Journal of Communication, 43(4), 51–58. · DOI 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1993.tb01304.x

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