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Minerva Louka

Dr. Guenzel

ENC 1102

3/9/2021

Rhetorical Analysis 1

Author, Anna Squier, in her argumentative essay,"How the pandemic is reshaping Interior

Design so far," presents different point of views of how interior design changed during the

pandemic. Squier's purpose is to convey how the pandemic made "rethink the importance of

home." She adopts a cooperative tone as to appeal the similar feelings and experience of the

pandemic. Squier also uses APA format by titling each paragraph which makes it easier for the

reader to follow along with her key points. 

Squier begins by identifying her thesis of the ten interior design trends that would rule 2020.

Also she adds a strong support to her essay by mentioning that they are all based on designers'

response to her rhetorical question of "What are clients prioritizing, and what new trends are

emerging as a result?" Her essay serves as a resolution to the interior design trends of 2020. She

focused on private and relaxing spaces such as an office room and bonus rooms. Her intended

audience of this article is any home owner or a designer. She talks to her audience in an informal

way by using "our" throughout the article. Her writing style creates a connection with the reader

as a friend telling one what kind of space they need to have in 2020. Toulmin's mode

of argumentarion is also applied in her article by having a clear claim at the beginning. Her

ground is interior design during the pandemic and the warrants connecting both the ground and
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the claim are the examples provided by the designers. The pictures provided in her article serves

as a backing to her warrant to support each trend mentioned. Not having dsigners from different

countries is a constrain since not all the trends apply to all countries. None of her points are of

her opinion all her points are supported. She appeals to her audience by using logos. Her claim

supported by evidence from the designers and the pictures provided. At the end of her article she

states the result from the emerged interior design trends and the benefit one got from these

changes which is gaining back our connections with our homes to what it used to. She sets a

reminder to the reader that one should give more attention to their homes to bring back to it this

comfortable feeling and making it your own. Her style of writing is very clear which is a great

example for my research to build this connection with my audience.  

work cited 

Squier, Anna. “How the Pandemic Is Reshaping Interior Design So Far.”Dwell, 20 Oct.

2020, dwell.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-interior-design-impact-0bf0f8a1 (Links to an

external site.).
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Minerva Louka

Dr. Guenzel

ENC 1102

3/9/2021

Rhetorical Analysis 2

Author, Anna Squier, in her argumentative essay,"How the pandemic is reshaping Interior

Design so far," presents different point of views of how interior design changed during the

pandemic. Throughout her essay, she lists out all the trends in interior design design that have

been going since the pandemic started. I chose to use this resource in my research because it

illustrates how the growth of interior design shifted and was given more attention during this

time. Squier's purpose is to convey how the pandemic made us "rethink the importance of

home." She adopts a cooperative tone as to appeal the similar feelings and experience of the

pandemic. Squier also uses APA format by titling each paragraph which makes it easier for the

reader to follow along with her key points. 

Squier begins by identifying her thesis of the ten interior design trends that would rule 2020.

Also she adds a strong support to her essay by mentioning that they are all based on designers'

response to her rhetorical question of "What are clients prioritizing, and what new trends are

emerging as a result?" Her essay serves as a resolution to the interior design trends of 2020.  Her

intended audience of this article is any home owner or a designer. She talks to her audience in an

informal way by using "our" throughout the article. Her writing style creates a connection with

the reader as a friend telling one what kind of space they need to have in 2020. She focused more

on private and relaxing spaces such as an office room and bonus rooms. In every point she makes
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she mentions how it was in the past and how it is now. For example, according to Jessica

Helgerson, an interior designer, they have been designing "home offices for decades" but never

thought their clients would actually work there. This illustrates a shift from being a room for bills

and paper work to a necessary and an every day room to work in. This lead to the change in the

way they design an office by making it more comfortable and by providing more storage space.

 Toulmin's mode of argumentation is also applied in her article by having a clear claim at the

beginning. Her ground is interior design during the pandemic and the warrants connecting both

the ground and the claim are the examples provided by the designers. The pictures provided in

her article serves as a backing to her warrant to support each trend mentioned which also inspires

the reader to imitate them in their homes. Not having designers from different countries is a

constrain since not all the trends apply to all countries.

None of her points are of her opinion all her points are supported. She appeals to her audience by

using logos. Her claim supported by evidence from the designers and the pictures provided. Also

she mentions how people's mindset changed after the pandemic. According to Mathew Hufft,

architect, he states that "now, many understand the need for having a dedicated space with

boundaries" which proves the opposing side wrong since not everyone thought that an office or a

private room is important in a home. Hufft also states that furniture can make a small space

"become more like objects...floating in a backyard or attached to a garage." This simile illustrates

that even if one has a small space, this space can be turned into a useful and functional space by

adding the right furniture which gives hope to the people that think they're not able to imitate

these trends in their small space. She also symbolizes these necessities as the "mother of

invention," as changes and inventions are done to satisfy ones needs which is what happened

during the pandemic. 

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At the end of her article she states the result from the emerged interior design trends and the

benefit one got from these changes. She brings back the awareness of gaining back our

connections with our homes by making it as useful and functional as it used to. She sets a

reminder to the reader that one should give more attention to their homes to bring back to it this

comfortable feeling and making it ones own. Following the trends and the tips mentioned in the

article can evoke positive emotional response in people as it creates an environment to encourage

creativity, peace and happiness. Her style of writing is very clear which makes it easy to follow

and apply in ones home. One of the goals of my research is to connect with my audience and to

inspire them to create a postive environment in their space and this article will help me a lot in

my research since the author have reached these goals.   

work cited 

Squier, Anna. “How the Pandemic Is Reshaping Interior Design So Far.”Dwell, 20 Oct.

2020, dwell.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-interior-design-impact-0bf0f8a1 (Links to an

external site.).
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Minerva Louka
Dr. Guenzel
ENC 1102
3/22/2021
Rhetorical Analysis 3
Revision Plan
 Change “lead” to “led” in 2nd paragraph
 Replace “Following” with “One can bring back this connection by following” in 5th
paragraph
 Replace “is very clear which makes” with “helps the reader evoke this feeling by making
it” in 5th paragraph
 Replace “such as an office room” with “such as office rooms” in 2nd paragraph
 Add more details in 5th paragraph of how I can use this resource in my research
 Avoid repetition of “small space” by changing it to “limited space”
 Add more info about the author in the 1st paragraph
 Add more information about the website the article is published on in the 1st paragraph
 Add more details of why this resource beneficial to architectures like myself.
 Transition sentence between 3rd and 4th paragraph
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Rhetorical analysis

Anna Squier is an author in Dwell magazine which is a design and technology brand. It is a

community publishing platform, where users can create and share their own design content. In

her argumentative essay, “How the pandemic is reshaping Interior Design so far," presents

different point of views of how interior design changed during the pandemic. Throughout her

essay, she lists out all the trends in interior design that have been going since the pandemic

started. I chose to use this resource in my research because it illustrates how the growth of

interior design shifted and was given more attention during this time. Squier's purpose is to

convey how the pandemic made us "rethink the importance of home." She adopts a cooperative

tone as to appeal the similar feelings and experience of the pandemic. Squier also uses APA

format by titling each paragraph which makes it easier for the reader to follow along with her

key points. 

Squier begins by identifying her thesis of the ten interior design trends that would rule 2020.

Also, she adds a strong support to her essay by mentioning that they are all based on designers'

response to her rhetorical question of "What are clients prioritizing, and what new trends are

emerging as a result?" Her essay serves as a resolution to the interior design trends of 2020.  Her

intended audience of this article is any homeowner or a designer. She talks to her audience in an

informal way by using "our" throughout the article. Her writing style creates a connection with

the reader as a friend telling one what kind of space, they need to have in 2020. She focused

more on private and relaxing spaces such as office rooms and bonus rooms. In every point she

makes she mentions how it was in the past and how it is now. For example, according to Jessica

Helgerson, an interior designer, they have been designing "home offices for decades" but never

thought their clients would actually work there. This illustrates a shift from being a room for bills
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and paperwork to a necessary and an everyday room to work in. This led to the change in the

way they design an office by making it more comfortable and by providing more storage space.

 Toulmin's mode of argumentation is also applied in her article by having a clear claim at the

beginning. Her ground is interior design during the pandemic and the warrants connecting both

the ground and the claim are the examples provided by the designers. The pictures provided in

her article serves as a backing to her warrant to support each trend mentioned which also inspires

the reader to imitate them in their homes. Not having designers from different countries is a

constrain since not all the trends apply to all countries. This source is reliable and well supported

for developed countries.

None of her points are of her opinion all her points are supported. She appeals to her audience by

using logos. Her claim supported by evidence from the designers and the pictures provided.

Also, she mentions how people's mindset changed after the pandemic. According to Mathew

Hufft, architect, he states that "now, many understand the need for having a dedicated space with

boundaries" which proves the opposing side wrong since not everyone thought that an office or a

private room is important in a home. Hufft also states that furniture can make a small space

"become more like objects...floating in a backyard or attached to a garage." This simile illustrates

that even if one has a small space, this space can be turned into a useful and functional space by

adding the right furniture which gives hope to the people that think they're not able to imitate

these trends in their limited space. She also symbolizes these necessities as the "mother of

invention," as changes and inventions are done to satisfy ones needs which is what happened

during the pandemic. 

At the end of her article, she states the result from the emerged interior design trends and the

benefit one got from these changes. She brings back the awareness of gaining back our
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connections with our homes by making it as useful and functional as it used to. She sets a

reminder to the reader that one should give more attention to their homes to bring back to it this

comfortable feeling and making it one’s own. One can bring back this connection by following

the trends and the tips mentioned in the article can evoke positive emotional response in people

as it creates an environment to encourage creativity, peace and happiness. Her style of writing

helps the reader evoke this feeling by making it easy to follow and apply in one’s home. One of

the goals of my research is to connect with my audience and to inspire them to create a positive

environment in their space and this article will help me a lot in my research since the author have

reached these goals. This resource illustrates the changes in interior design that will affect the

future which will embrace new ways of living. Also using this resource will help architectures

and interior designers know what the clients are prioritizing in their homes in order to reach the

clients’ needs and goals.

work cited 
Squier, Anna. “How the Pandemic Is Reshaping Interior Design So Far.”Dwell, 20 Oct.
2020, dwell.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-interior-design-impact-0bf0f8a1 (Links to an
external site.).