Everything Now Steve McKevitt Summary

Prompt from Instructor:
You may have at some point in your life heard the word "rhetoric" used in the world of politics. Usually, when the word is used in terms of politics it has a negative connotation (a meaning more specific than it's denotative meaning). Someone might say, "I don't believe anything this president says. It's all just rhetoric." By this, they mean the politician's words are an attempt to disguise the actual meaning or that there is no real meaning at all. However, the denotative meaning of "rhetoric" is: the art of persuasive speaking or writing. In other words, it is the craft that goes into communication, whether that is persuading your friend to go out to the club, persuading your boss to give you a raise, or persuading your reader that the central argument of your essay is valid.
It is important as a developing writer to understand the techniques of academic writing (rhetorical devices) so that you can employ them effectively in order to prove the arguments you will make in your essays. One of the best ways to continually learn the effective use of these techniques is to identify their use by published authors in the material you are asked to read for class. At the same time, you will not only be learning how to use rhetorical devices, you will also be better able to analyze the content of the work itself and evaluate its validity.
Here are some important areas to consider when analyzing an author's rhetoric…
Tone: a)The mood of a piece established by the author; b) The attitude of an author toward a given subject. When discussing an author's tone, be as specific as possible with the words you use. For example, to say a tone is "angry" is not as specific as saying it is "frustrated" or "bitter". In other words, what kind of "angry" is it?
Here is a link to a list of words you can use to describe a writer's tone (or feel free to search for others online):
Words to Describe a Writer's Tone: https://writerswrite(dot)co(dot)za/155-words-to-describe-an-authors-tone/
Diction: a) Word Choice - what specific words does the author use to create analogies, make subtle connections, or offer imagery? Take this line from the Gladwell piece: "The practice of prying into the minds and habits of American consumers is now a multi-billion dollar business" (94). The word "prying" has a connotation of doing something bad, like a criminal using a crowbar to pry into a locked door. This word adds more meaning to the sentence rather than just saying "look into". b)Overall Language - does the language in the piece seem Formal (complex vocabulary, grammatically and syntactically correct according Standard Academic English)? Or does the language seem Conversational (using language that is common in everyday conversation)? Or does the language seem to employ Slang (very informal language that is usually only understood by a specific group of people).
Now here’s your assignment:
Step 1: Read “Everything Now” by Steve Mckevitt. It’s located on page 123 from your “Signs of Life in the USA” by Authors Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon.
Step 2: Now based on your reading I want you to write two paragraphs. One paragraph must be on tone analyzing Steve McKevitt's use of rhetoric in "Everything Now". Then the second paragraph must be on diction analyzing Steve McKevitt's use of rhetoric in "Everything Now".

Notes from me to the Essay Zoo writer:
The assignment must be done in Times New Roman Font Size 12 with 1 inch margins all around.
The ISBN for the book of “Signs of Life in the USA: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers” by Author’s Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon of the Ninth Edition is ISBN 1-3190-5663-6
I did include files with screenshots of the pages that include “Everything Now” by Steve Mckevitt.
Thank you for your time.