Rhetorical Analysis of a Scholarly Article. In Keith McPhersons 2008 article Product Placement: Facing Yet Another Dark Art, McPherson attempts to persuade teacher-librarians to assist students in developing their abilities to ident

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Jon Schneider

Professor N. Hartlan

Film And Cultural Studies

22 March 2012

Rhetorical Analysis of a Scholarly Article

Product placement is a form of advertising that has become progressively popular in today's business world. In Keith McPherson's 2008 article "Product Placement: Facing Yet Another Dark Art", McPherson attempts to persuade teacher-librarians to assist students in developing their abilities to identify the intent of product placement messages, make reasoned judgments in light of this intent, and take sensible actions. I believe that McPherson is successful in persuading his audience by demonstrating specific examples from different kinds of evidence, by appealing to readers through the use of logos, pathos and ethos, and by using some of the nine major rhetorical strategies to support his argument.

McPherson's ability to use precise examples through different categories of evidence is his first step towards a successfully persuasive article. McPherson's begins his article by asking the readers to imagine they are viewing the sitcom Friends as well as a telecast of a Major League Baseball game. The author then asks the audience to pretend they are one of the few people who have noticed, and are surprised