Prompt: Several of the authors in Chapter Eleven identify some sort of relationship between language, rhetoric, or discourse on the one hand, and power or influence on the other. Overview and compare the positions of at least three authors in this chapter regarding this relationship. What, for each, is the relationship between language and power? Which view or views do you find the most revealing or helpful? Explain your answer.

Guidelines for Submission: This assignment should be formatted as a formal paper with a proper introduction, strong thesis statement which serves as the central framework for your argument, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Be sure to support all of your claims and ideas using the text material and if applicable, any outside sources. Avoid excessive quotations! Whatever material you use to support should be properly cited in MLA or APA format both in-text and on a reference page. Although you will not need an abstract or a title page, you will need to properly format your paper per MLA or APA guidelines which includes double spacing, no excessive spacing, 1 inch margins, and 12 point Times New Roman font.