Close Reading Chart

Perform a close reading of the text you are analyzing, and complete the chart below, adding rows as necessary. 

• Rhetorical strategy (ethos, logos, pathos) or  
  rhetorical device.
  Textual evidence  
  (Include a quotation or paraphrase.) 
    
  Where is this strategy or device used within the text? 
  What is the effect of this strategy or device? 
   
  —and/or— 
   
  How does the strategy or device support the central claim of the text? 

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