According to the TAMU online writing center, textual analysis, "should explore the [speaker or writer's] goals, the techniques (or tools) used, examples of those techniques, and the effectiveness of those techniques. When writing a rhetorical analysis, you are NOT saying whether or not you agree with the argument. Instead, you're discussinghowthe rhetorician makes that argument and whether or not the approach used is successful."

Draft a full analysis of the rhetorical efficacy of this speech.

Work Is Not Your Family"(opens in new window): a speech by Gloria Chan Packer, a mental health advocate, about the dangers of blurring lines between our professional and home lives

1. How does the speaker indicate experience or expertise on the subject at hand?
2. A discussion of strategies used in the speech meant to strengthen the speaker's message
3. Does the speaker appeal to the audience's emotions? How? Does the speaker try to bond with the audience? How? Does the speaker try to appeal to the audience's logic? How?
4. Work cited