Write a full rhetorical analysis of a political text related to the 2016 Presidential election. May opt to compare two political texts but at least one of them needs to be directly related to the 2016 election. A political text could be an advertisement, a speech, a debate performance (I like Donald Trump), an interview, a social media post, a website, or others. Will target an audience of scholars, so you will use a formal academic style. Key Concepts of Rhetorical Analysis 1) Exigence 2) Purpose 3) Genre 4) Critical analysis 5) Audience 6) Discourse community 7) Reflection 8) Composing 9) Knowledge. The essay may or may not include all nine concepts, or you can focus entirely on one element. The answers you come up with will be your main argument, your thesis. You can include secondary sources, these would be quotes and opinions from expert analysts who have commented on the primary text or candidate or campaign in general. Along with paper need proposal to include 1) MLA style works citied plan to analyze 2) why you chose it/them 3) what your potential focus will be 4) a description of your purpose 5) thesis statement 6) formal outline of main points plan to make (this is the last page of the paper). Paper needs to be 2000 words or more plus the proposal. Will target an audience of scholars, so you will use a formal academic style. Key Concepts of Rhetorical Analysis 1) Exigence 2) Purpose 3) Genre 4) Critical analysis 5) Audience 6) Discourse community 7) Reflection 8) Composing 9) Knowledge. The essay may or may not include all nine concepts, or you can foucus entirely on one element. The answers you come up with will be your main argument, your thesis. You can include secondary sources, these would be quotes and opinions from expert analysts who have commented on the primary text or candidate or campaign in general. Along with paper need proposal to include 1) MLA style works citied plan to analyze 2) why you chose it/them 3) what your focus will be 4) a description of the purpose 5) thesis statement 6) formal outline of main points plan to make. Paper needs to be 2000 words or more plus the proposal.