Summary with Rhetorical Analysis Paper Reflections

• The rhetorical analysis paper was a rather long project and I did not expect to spend more than four weeks on the project. I did not take a liking to this particular project because of how long it took and how it was broken down into a series of stages rather than just writing one draft and revising it.

 

• The topic was not very interesting to me, most likely because i do not follow Mark Bittman in his New York Times articles. However, I do like the point he makes in this particular article and the way he presents his message. I related to the article because I know that i do have a tendency to "sweat the small stuff" due to my perfectionist mentality. 

• Lastly, I enjoyed the rhetorical analysis component of the project because I knew nothing about Ethos, Pathos, and Logos before the project. i learned what each category was and how they impact a paper, which helped me better analyze Bittman's work. Despite how much experience I had writing analytic summaries, I was still able to learn a new skill through this project, and i really enjoyed that.