ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A rhetorical précis (pronounced pray-see) differs from a summary in that it is a less neutral, more analytical condensation of both the content and method of the original text.

Detailed explanation-2: -A rhetorical summary, or rhetorical précis, is a structured summary of an argument, revealing the. student’s understanding of the author’s purpose, the audience, and how the author constructs. his/her argument.

Detailed explanation-3: -In writing an effective rhetorical analysis, you should discuss the goal or purpose of the piece; the appeals, evidence, and techniques used and why; examples of those appeals, evidence, and techniques; and your explanation of why they did or didn’t work.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. In her article “Who Cares if Johnny Can’t Read?” (1997), Larissa MacFarquhar asserts that Americans are reading more than ever despite claims to the contrary and that it is time to reconsider why we value reading so much, especially certain kinds of “high culture” reading. 2.