Using the pattern of analysis to create paragraphs: Diction

Analytical writing requires the application of both content area knowledge and the use of basic organization and writing fluency skills.

Identify the author's purpose

Identify a rhetorical device being used (a diction device)

Provide quoted evidence of this diction technique being used.

Explain what specifically about the choice of words fits the definition of the rhetorical strategy

Analyze/explain how this adds meaning to the selection. Rhetorical strategies are used so that the author can do more than one thing at a time.

Ex.
connotative diction = information + emotion
jargon = information + credibility
abstract wording = information + audience's personal interpretation or understanding

Finally, conclude by explaining why providing that additional meaning helps the author accomplish his/her purpose