This document serves two purposes, the first describing the elements necessary to construct an effective augmentation and the second how to use these elements to achieve your objective. The topic I have selected is: judging juveniles as adults who commit serious crimes and allowing the reader to make an informed decision on the facts presented. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, rhetoric is defined as the concern with the art of speaking or writing in a formal and effective manner to persuade or influence people. (Merriam Webster). Rhetoric dates back to the time of Aristotle, who considered it a counterpart to both logic and politics, and called it "the faculty of observing in a given case the available means of persuasion" (Wikipedia , Rhetoric). According to Aristotle, rhetoric allows us to solve problems, learn and discover who gives a solution which is not guaranteed to be optimal (Wikipedia heuristic). For an argument to take place, there must be an event or affairs that give rise to an argument or controversies that exist between the author and the reader (Phelps). A link must exist between the author of the work and the reader who will react positively or negatively to what the author is trying to convey (courses.durhametech). The five canons of rhetoric that trace the tasks necessary to craft a persuasive speech were first modeled by classical Rome in matters of invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery. Wikipedia Rhetoric). Today, the Rhetorical Situation is synonymous with the acronym TRACE: Text, Reader, Author, Constraints and Requirement, which are necessary to formulate an increase (Phelps). The elements of TRACE include a set of questions that must be critically analyzed in relation to an argument cited by Rustian Phelps: • Text: What type of text is this? What is the author's main argument? Is the thesis explicitly stated or must the reader infer the argument from the supporting data? What is the style of the text, casual or formal? Does the author have respect for the reader, is the language condescending or arrogant? Is the language difficult to understand? Does the text appear credible, is it well organized or inconsistent?