Write a rhetorical analysis of Dumas’s argument that focuses on evaluating the contribution of humor to its overall effect. One way to think about the role of humor is to imagine what the essay might...

Write a rhetorical analysis of Dumas’s argument that focuses on evaluating the contribution of humor to its overall effect. One way to think about the role of humor is to imagine what the essay might have been like if Dumas had tried to write about this subject in a straightforward, serious manner. (For a discussion of how to do a rhetorical analysis, see Chapter 6.)