How Journalist Max Read Uses Rhetoric to Persuade that "A Lot" of the Internet is Fake

This rhetorical analysis of Max Read's article for New York Magazine "How Much of the Internet Is Fake? Turns Out, a Lot of It, Actually" mostly focuses on Read's use of specific, detailed evidence. The student notes Read's attention to companies and platforms familiar to readers (Facebook, YouTube).

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"You've done a really good job presenting Read's arguments and use of evidence. It's clear you have understood and can convey Read's claims and ideas in detail. Right now, however, this paper is a robust and detailed summary of Read's article rather than a rhetorical analysis. You've got a lot down on the page already, and it's well organized, so let's use what you have to push your description into the realm of analysis. Read over your paper and find each time you refer to rhetoric--these are the examples you have already identified as relevant to Read's rhetoric. Look carefully at what you have selected--how does Read use what you have identified to persuade the reader? By explaining this to the reader, you can turn those observations into analysis. For example, you write "To better his rhetoric, Read refers back to December 2017..." (p. 2). How does Read's use of a specific, dated incident strengthen persuasiveness? A good place to start would be to think about whether this is an example of pathos, logos, ethos, or some combination."

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Kibin. (2025). How journalist max read uses rhetoric to persuade that "a lot" of the internet is fake. http://www.kibin.com/essay-examples/how-journalist-max-read-uses-rhetoric-to-persuade-that-a-lot-of-the-internet-is-fake-rycgfrTf

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("How Journalist Max Read Uses Rhetoric to Persuade that "A Lot" of the Internet is Fake.")

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"How Journalist Max Read Uses Rhetoric to Persuade that "A Lot" of the Internet is Fake." Kibin, 2025, www.kibin.com/essay-examples/how-journalist-max-read-uses-rhetoric-to-persuade-that-a-lot-of-the-internet-is-fake-rycgfrTf

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"How Journalist Max Read Uses Rhetoric to Persuade that "A Lot" of the Internet is Fake." Kibin, 2025. http://www.kibin.com/essay-examples/how-journalist-max-read-uses-rhetoric-to-persuade-that-a-lot-of-the-internet-is-fake-rycgfrTf.