Email Analysis

The author of this email is a professor who is writing back to one of his students. Therefore, the professor has made the audience of the email specifically towards him and other students at the University. The purpose of this email is to tell the student how he should email him back. The professor gives the student a lot of great dos and don’ts. He tells the student what he did correctly and what he shouldn’t have done. Then, he provides some idea of what the student should do in future emails. The professor responded to the student respectfully. He greeted the student and immediately answered his question very clearly. Not only did the author complement the student on what he did well, but also gave him some advice of adding explanation. The author justified why adding an explanation was so crucial in writing an email to his professors. Next, the author told the student to add some pathos, so his professor would feel sorry for him. Adding in pathos helps persuade the reader, in this case the professor, to believing why the student missed their class. The professor concluded the email with some humor, but also some truth about the student’s writing in general. This will allow the student to become more professional about the way he emails his professors. Lastly, the professor signed with “Take care”, this shows that the professor is respectful towards his student and is willing to help him.