A Rhetorical Analysis Of The Movie Warcraft

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Considering the Rhetorical Situation of

Purpose:
The purpose of this article was to inform reader that Warcraft didn't actually go so badly. Although they didn't make a profit in USA they did make a huge profit in China and that could even lead to a sequel of Warcraft being made. My purpose for reading this article was to be informed of how the movie Warcraft did, whether good or bad.

Audience:
The intended audience is for anyone that is interested in movies like Warcraft, I would say that I'm part of this group because I enjoy viewing fantasy type movies. The author doesn't expect the readers to know much, the article doesn't really mention anything about the movie itself, it only goes into detail about how the movie did based on
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There's a heading using the font "Bodoni", Which has the look of an old fashioned Newspaper. There are pieces of images from the movie so that the reader can know the movie. The article affects my reading by being able to read this article where ever I want and on any device that has access to the internet. There is nothing colorful or attention grabbing, everything is black and white and important information has been highlighted. Overall this article does have a matching look, and the website style is very clean and …show more content…
It's not like he's forcing his thought onto the readers, he lets the reader decide by providing leading information in the form of links. The reader can then decide if the author main point is valid or not. I personally feel that the point the author made was valid and I do feel like part of the intended audience because this article had a title that caught my eye. I was expecting to hear how the author would make his point using valid and informative information and I was not disappointed with what I've

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