Read the following article: https://www.thestar.com/life/relationships/2020/01/07/students-are-taking-a-class-called-adulting-to-learn-how-to-well-live-life-as-an-adult.html
Perform a rhetorical analysis of the article.
Type one-paragraph answers to each of the following question:
1 Who is the targeted audience?
Explain your position and provide examples from the document (APA format).
2 What is the purpose of the document?
Explain your position and provide examples from the document (APA format).
3 Do you think the message is effective? Take medium, tone, and language into account. Explain your position and provide examples from the document (APA format).
4 Using the CRAAP test, evaluate the strength of the article. Remember: You do not need to comment on the source’s usefulness to your research, since that does not apply here. You can answer this question in point-form.
CRAAP is an acronym for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. Use the CRAAP Test to evaluate your sources.
Currency: the timeliness of the information
When was the information published or posted?
Has the information been revised or updated?
Is the information current or out-of date for your topic?
Are the links functional?
Relevance: the importance of the information for your needs
Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question?
Who is the intended audience?
Is the information at an appropriate level (i.e. not too elementary or advanced for your needs)?
Have you looked at a variety of sources before determining this is one you will use?
Would you be comfortable using this source for a research paper?
Authority: the source of the information
Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor?
Are the author’s credentials or organizational affiliations given?
What are the author’s credentials or organizational affiliations given?
What are the author’s qualifications to write on the topic?
Is there contact information, such as a publisher or e-mail address?
Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source?
examples:
.com (commercial), .edu (educational), .gov (U.S. government)
.org (nonprofit organization), or
.net (network)
Accuracy: the reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the content
Where does the information come from?
Is the information supported by evidence?
Has the information been reviewed or refereed?
Can you verify any of the information in another source or from personal knowledge?
Does the language or tone seem biased and free of emotion?
Are there spelling, grammar, or other typographical errors?
Purpose: the reason the information exists
What is the purpose of the information? to inform? teach? sell? entertain? persuade?
Do the authors/sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear?
Is the information fact? opinion? propaganda?
Does the point of view appear objective and impartial?
Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal biases?
FORMATTING GUIDELINES
Criteria for response paragraphs: You can use first-person writing perspective (“I” writing) for your answers. However, refrain from simple “yes” or “no” answers – think and write critically! Support your answers with specific words/phrases (support points) from the document and apply APA citation standards.
Apply proper paragraphing principles: Remember to start with a topic sentence, cite support points in APA, follow up, and finish with a concluding sentence.
Apply APA format and layout principles for your answers. The four paragraphs can be written on the same page. Label your answers.
You must use APA in-text citations: Plagiarism/academic misconduct will lead to a “0” on this assignment.
