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2021 (submission through Blackboard - 11:59 pm)
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Your final assignment is to complete a CRITICAL ANALYSIS paper of "Yes, We Mean Literally
Abolish the Police" by Mariame Kaba (2020). A Critical Analysis paper will evaluate your
paraphrasing and analysis skills. In sum, you will be paraphrasing and analyzing one reading
chosen by your professor.
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Guidelines:
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Introduction (5 marks)
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Provide the paraphrased main idea sentence in APA format. Comment on how the author tries
to persuade the audience through the rhetorical strategies used (Pathos, Logos, Ethos). Finish
your introduction by stating whether or not you think the article is persuasive based on the
strategies the author uses. Keep this section brief and direct.
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Analysis component (15 marks)
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Your analysis will follow directly after the introduction as part of the same assignment. Do not
include titles or subheadings to separate your paragraphs.
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You need to choose three arguments in the article where the author tries to persuade her
audience. These arguments will contain evidence in the form of statistics, emotional appeals,
extreme examples, loaded language and expert testimony. Based on everything that you've
learned in the course, you need to critique and evaluate if her use of these strategies is
effective in persuading the reader.
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In order to test your paraphrasing skills, you need to paraphrase the author's arguments along_
with the necessary paragraph references as in-text citations. Keep in mind, however, that when
you are providing the evidence, some aspects can't be paraphrased, such as statistics, numbers,
and figures. Also, if you will be critiquing her use of language, those specific pieces of language
(words, phrases) need to be in quotations along with the appropriate in-text citation.
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Conclusion (5 marks)
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Since this article is controversial and many people have passionate views about this topic, feel
free to comment on how the author can improve her argument by mentioning what is missing.
If you feel like her argument is strong, please explain why.