Draft Thesis Statements

This post will briefly explore some possible thesis statements for my upcoming rhetorical analysis. This includes possible routes I could take with them, and what I would be able to cover without going off topic.

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1.

Considering the rhetorical situation, the author's favoring of ethos and logos appeals over pathos are more appropriate that if pathos were more stressed.

This statement covers the Rhetorical strategies, so I'll have plenty to talk about for them, but the rest of the analysis will come from explaining why this is, and what the rhetorical situation is. I don't think, however, that it is specific enough. It could still work for a rough, working thesis statement that would change when I can see my argument from my full paper.

2.

The author attempts to expose Mars One for what it is primarily through logical and ethical appeals, which is appropriate considering the field topic and context of the issue.

This one, I think, is still a bit vague, but less so, and it also still leaves room for the analysis on the rhetorical strategies and situations that the other one has. Again, it should work, considering I can rework and reword it once I've written the whole analysis. Still, it may be too vague.


Reflection:

From reading Michael's post  and Clay's post on thesis statements, I just realized that these drafts are exactly that: drafts. They, just like the rest of the paper, are going to be reworked, and chopped up, and rearranged to make more sense and have more value to the paper as a whole. Reading my peers' posts made me relax about whether the thesis statement I choose will be good enough, because I think that Ill be able to do the analysis, then make a good thesis statement afterward.