Read through some of these if you're interested in improving your argumentation techniques!
Here is a copy of the 2002 argument prompt...read this through so you know what the question was asking, and then look at the two sample essays in response to it below!
What the AP graders said about it:
"Readers were especially impressed with this energetic and intelligent, if sometimes flawed, attempt at satire. The student takes Barry's argument to the extremes, and even though there are aspects here that don't always work, readers felt that the student's daring and general effectiveness pushed it's score to the top tier."
What the AP graders said about it:
"This writer immediately establishes her intent to support Berry's assertion, and then writes a strong argument that decries the loss of family and community cohesion, citing television as the major factor in the loss. The writer's ability to use a strong personal example lifts this argument - it is clear, purposeful, and correct."
Read through some of these if you're interested in improving your analysis!
What the AP graders said about it:
What the AP graders said about it:
Rhetorical analysis can take all kinds of different forms! The regular-life form you're probably most used to is the review...any time a critic, journalist, professional reviewer takes a stance on a film, album, or TV episode, they're engaging in rhetorical analysis.
Here's a review of ...
Sometimes it doesn't even need to be a full review! Here's two critics analyzing the trailer and movie posters for "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"