In both rhetorical analyses, the authors of the analysis focused on the language used and how it was utilized to make a specific point. In some instances, the authors focused on one particular word, such as George Bush’s use of the word “we” and Kevin Powell’s use of the word “war.” It almost seemed as though the authors took apart the works by others and analyzed it, bit by bit, ignoring the less important details and focusing on what really made the works spark. In both analyses, the authors went in order of the original work and build a sequential analysis based on that. In both analyses, it was not focused on making a critique of the original works; that is, the authors did not make it a point to say whether or not the original works were good or bad. Instead, the authors focused on what techniques were used to make the work effective and the subsequent effect the techniques had.
In any work, the introduction is very important. In an unsurprising way, it introduces the topic at hand. It can begin with a very general statement and then hone down to the specifics with the inverted triangle method taught to many beginning writers. In a rhetorical analysis, an introduction should include the title and author of the original work, what type of work it was (i.e. essay, article, book, video, song, speech, etc.), and the specific techniques the original author used and on which the author of the analysis wants to focus.