Comparer des méthodes

	Rhetorical Analysis	Narrative Analysis in Media
Domaine	Communication	Communication
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	2017	2008
Auteur d'origine	Classical rhetoric (Aristotle); modern criticism systematized by Foss	Narrative theory (Labov; Fisher); methods synthesized by Riessman
Type	Interpretive analysis of how symbolic messages persuade and create meaning	Interpretive analysis of how media tell stories and construct meaning
Source fondatrice	Foss, S. K. (2017). Rhetorical Criticism: Exploration and Practice (5th ed.). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press. ISBN: 9781478634898	Riessman, C. K. (2008). Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 9780761929987
Alias	Rhetorical criticism, Rhetorical analysis method, Rhetorical critique, Retorik Analiz	Media narrative analysis, Narrative criticism of media, Storytelling analysis in media, Medyada Anlatı Analizi
Apparentées	4	4
Résumé	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.	Narrative analysis examines how media tell stories — how events are selected, ordered, and given meaning through plot, character, and perspective. Drawing on narrative theory and the methodological syntheses of scholars like Catherine Riessman, it treats storytelling as a fundamental way humans organize experience and persuade, and it interprets the structure, content, and performance of media narratives.