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The following information is intended to help anyone structure a rhetorical analysis. This was written with targeting the prompt from the AP English Language Exam course but will work with most other types of rhetorical analysis. In the rhetorical analysis prompt for the AP English Language and Composition, you will be given a work to analyze along with the prompt. First, you will need to read the work in order to get a sense of the author's rhetoric. While reading the work, keep an eye out for rhetorical techniques you notice that you could mention while writing your essay. Writing a rhetorical analysis entails examining the choices the author of a work makes in terms of rhetoric. When you are writing this kind of essay, keep in mind that your goal is to demonstrate the style of the author, not what they wrote (although this information may serve as evidence in proving your point). Your essay should be divided into three sections: introduction, body paragraphs, and conc...

Language was invented by humans as a method of communication. It served an important purpose a few thousand years ago when one person needed to tell something to another, such a warning or an indication that they found food. Over time, separate languages evolved in many regions of the world, dividing people into different groups. Some groups began taking advantage of others, imposing cruel and unjust treatment and control over each other in the form of dictatorships and tyrannies. Slaves, often speaking a foreign language and carrying a distinct culture, were used as a source of labor. The differences in the languages of various groups facilitate oppression, as people are unable to communicate their ideas to others, causing them to be viewed as different and providing the other group with an opportunity to promote their superiority, as well as defend themselves in their own vernacular. A common language can lead to oppression, as it brings a group closer, while at the same time limi...