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Exercise 5.10: Critical Thinking within a Rhetorical Mode
This exercise uses an essay on classification/division to discover how our understanding of this rhetorical mode enhances our critical understanding of the composition in question. Using one of the active reading strategies (Log Entries 6 and 7), read “In Defense of Graffiti” by Alex Boyd, Chapter 5 in Reader’s Choice (pages 256–260). When you have completed the reading, answer only these select questions from page 260.
o “Understanding Details,” questions 1 and 3
o “Analyzing Meaning,” questions 1 and 3
o “Discovering Rhetorical Strategies,” questions 1 and 3