Posted: February 7th, 2016

explain the rhetorical situation for the article “Is sending humans to Mars actually feasible?” O

You should explain the rhetorical situation for the article “Is sending humans to Mars actually feasible?” in the following three paragraphs:

1. What is the topic of the article? What is the context of Mars exploration?

2. What is the main idea of the article? What evidence does the article provide? From what sources? How effective is the evidence?

3. What is the purpose for writing this article? What is the author’s tone/attitude toward the topic? Who is the intended audience?

You will also search for two additional sources of information on this topic. These should be articles written in English that are more recent than the article that we read today. They should show how the exploration of Mars has progressed in the past few years. Submit your news links for the articles that you found about Mars exploration. You should write a one -paragraph summary for each article, and explain the information this article adds to the rhetorical situation in one paragraph for each article.