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Revising a Report
ENGL 275
Laura Martin
Rhetorical Situation
Have you considered your audience?
Have you provided context?
Have you restricted yourself to a narrow or broad approach?
Argument
Claims
Evidence
Reasoning
Argument
You need all three of these for both your problem and each proposed solution.
Claims
A claim is a statment you are making about something you believe to be true.
Claims
"The price of paper has increased 10% in the last year."
"Drivers have been in 30% more car accidents than they were last year."
Evidence
Evidence is the information you have that supports your claim.
Evidence
"The price of paper has increased 10% in the last year. This has resulted in an extra $600 spent on paper in the last 12 months. According to our monthly invoices from PureWhite Paper, we've used about 3% more paper this year than in 2016, but the price per case has gone up from $40 to $44. Our total cost has risen from $1440 in 2016 to $1,632.
Reasoning
Reasoning is your explanation of how your evidence supports our claim and what you think about it.
"The price of paper has increased 10% in the last year. This has resulted in an extra $600 spent on paper in the last 12 months. According to our monthly invoices from PureWhite Paper, we've used about 3% more paper this year than in 2016, but the price per case has gone up from $40 to $44. Our total cost has risen from $1440 in 2016 to $1,632. This significant increase in closts needs to be compensated for with either a reduction in other costs or by switching to a less expensive paper.
Reasoning
Format
Make sure to title your report and add a byline
Introduction
Discussion
Format
Recommendations
Conclusion
Is your report double spaced?
Is it easy to read?
Do you have a works cited page?
Tone
Is the langauge clean, clear, and appropriately formal?
Is there any redundant or unncessary information?
Are there any errors or typos?
Have you used accessible langauge that you clearly understand?