2025-07-172025-07-172025-03-18https://repositorio.ifal.edu.br/handle/123456789/1071focusing on the analysis of textual genres. Specifically, it examines the writing of the National High School Exam (Enem), which requires the production of a dissertative-argumentative text. In view of this, it becomes essential to access common places (topoi), which are essential to structure the argumentation based on its categories. This study is situated in the area of Textual Linguistics, since this sphere of knowledge contemplates the exposed theme, promotes the teaching-learning process within the scope of Portuguese Language, thus, it is intended to explore the nuances of the text from the perspective of language, and how realities are constructed from discourse. The research aimed to analyze the occurrence of rhetorical spaces in Enem 2023 essays, considering three levels: elementary, intermediate, and excellence. For this, we used the essay mirrors of participants from a public school in Maceió, in addition to an excellent essay, obtained on the Web. It is noteworthy that, in Alagoas, during the period evaluated, there were no essays classified as a thousand, which is why the excellent essay was sought on the network. Therefore, the research is qualitative in nature and is characterized as documentary. Thus, its systematization follows a linguistic-interpretative approach. The phenomenon in question made it possible to analyze how the rhetorical elements strengthened the arguments that supported the thesis. The results indicate that the rhetorical spaces occupied in the Enem essay are relevant, since they strengthened the arguments and contributed to persuasion, therefore, in a positive evaluation of the skills required in this genre. Finally, the use of topoi proved to be efficient in argumentation, discursiveness, especially in textual construction.ptAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 BrazilLetras - PortuguêsLugares retóricosRedação do ENEMTextualidadeRhetorical placesTextualityENEM essayTrabalho de Conclusão de CursoLINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRAS