Assess students' ability to analyze contemporary op-ed excerpts: identify rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos), rhetorical devices (tone, diction, structure), and common logical fallacies (ad hominem, straw man, false dichotomy, hasty generalization, slippery slope); require concise justifications for each identification and a brief evaluation of how these elements affect credibility, audience persuasion, and overall argument strength.