I’m writing a rhetorical analysis essay for AP English Lang/AP English III and my teacher said we have to use “scholarly sources” to back up our arguments. I’m kind of confused on how to do that though, because I thought rhetorical analyses came from my own observations and ability to see nuances in the novel. The only source I find myself using is the book I’m analyzing, and I’m not really taking quotes from anywhere else. I’m analyzing the quotes I find from the book, so I’m not sure how to implement other sources into my analysis.
On the other hand, we had a choice to write either an argumentative or rhetorical analysis essay. I feel like the need for sources is more for the people writing argumentative essays. I’m still not really sure though.