writing-rhetoric

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you understand how a piece of writing persuades by identifying its rhetorical situation, the gap between explicit claims and hidden premises, and the loaded language that carries ideological weight.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Rhetorical Situation Mapping: Breaks down speaker, audience, purpose, and context to reveal what the text is trying to do in its real-world setting.
• Explicit Argument vs. Buried Frame: Distinguishes what the text says from what it assumes for the argument to work, including what categories and absences are normalized.
• Appeals & Language Audit: Maps logos, ethos, and pathos and flags loaded wording (e.g., “common sense,” “simply,” “our values”) to show where persuasion substitutes for reasoning.
• Verdict on Rhetorical Honesty: Evaluates whether rhetorical moves are proportional to the stated argument or function as substitution/manipulation.

Quick Start

Use the writing-rhetoric skill on the attached article by asking: "Rhetorically analyze this piece of writing, outlining its rhetorical situation, explicit argument versus buried frame, dominant appeals, loaded language, and a verdict on how honest and proportionate the rhetoric is."