Analyze how writers navigate authority/ethos in various situations. Identify textual signifiers of authority as listed in the LibGuide.

For this assignment, you will need to read the “Ethos and Authority” LibGuide content and view the videos included in Module 7.

Objectives

Analyze how writers navigate authority/ethos in various situations.
Identify textual signifiers of authority as listed in the LibGuide.
Explain authorial decisions in terms of audience awareness and accommodation in the REFLECTION concluding your writing.
In Your Writing,

From the list of writings included below, select the one which you will be comparing and contrasting with Alice Wong’s “The Last Straw.”
Explain how the language and other textual signifiers of authority used by each rhetor indicate the authors’ ability to respond to audience expectations showcasing their ethos/credibility..