Project 2 Outline

Introduction

- Overview of the issue

-Overview of the article

-a little about the author

- thesis statement 

Paragraph 1 - credibility towards the authors message/purpose

        Claim 1- The author establishes credibility through his message and purpose with many insights and quotes from professionals on the issue.

                         Support 1- NASA administrator, Mary cleave ( NASA's associate administrator for science saying "We took a hit"

                         Support 2 - Donald Lamb ( An astrophysicist at the University of Chicago) saying "science at NASA is disappearing"

Paragraph 2 - Context filled with logic 

       Claim- The author uses many statistics and numbers, filling the article with context, showing the information about how much money was being cut and the people/projects that were being effected 

                         Support 1- Budget cuts of $3 billion

                         Support 2- no missions will be launched from 2009-2012

Paragraph 3 - appeal to emotion/ effecting his audience 

       Claim - The author points out his audience by showing examples of people who are affected around them and maybe even how they may be effected

                       Support 1- Generation quote 

                       Support 2- Quote on graduate student having to redo thesis 

         This paragraph with have analysis on how these quotes appeal towards the audience emotionally. Making them side with the author.

Conclusion

-how this is still in effect today

- overview the rhetorical strategies and how they helped

- bring everything together and relate it to the thesis and project prompt