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Writing a language analysis

Includes:

- Consideration and discussion of the writers contention/ intention

- Discussion of the tone [sarcastic, patronising, shocked, humourous,

sympathetic, emotional, alarmed, angry, serious]

- Comments on and eplains in detail the persuasi!e de!ices amd their

intended effect

- "inks #etween the paragraphs [ to intended effects]

- $tensi!e and sophisticated !oca#ulary

Key: Analyse Language and Intended effect

# Name of device, Quote/ Example, Intended effect

%ho is the writer

Intended audience

%ho is &uoted' (re there credi#le authorities

)urpose of piece

$!idence is gi!en for contention

*iewpoint of tet- manipulated gi!en this

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-)$0(I*$ "(2(2$ .$C+I3$- language and intended effect

tructure

- tats

- 4etorics

- +yper#ole

- (lliteration

- "inks in tet- repeated ideas

- 3uotes from eperts- 1pinion poll data

- 0easons to create a cumulati!e effect

"anguage

- +ow using language to make its point

- (ddressing

- 0epition

- Interesting words, unusual terms of phrase, emotional words, words

with connotations, tone of !oice

.one


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- ostalgic or rose coloured !iew

- arcasm or satire

- se of fear or loss

- ationalism

- 5uture as uni!ersal sal!ation prescription for good- se of cut factor

- (ppeal to protection of innocent

- entence length

- (ppeals to self interest

Discussion )oints

+ow does the language in these articles differ'

Consider style, tone, and emoti!e language- gi!e eamples

%hat effects are gained #y placing two articles on the front page'

sing language of comparison and contrast

o se language which connects different sections of analysis

o 5ocus fully on #oth pieces

4ost con!ienient way to do this: Wite analysis in t!o sections

6st (nalysing one then the other howe!er, need to make connections #etween the two

in the following ways:- Introduction- pro!ide some links #etween the pieces: critical comment-

point out similarities and differences in contention, theme/ form, use of

persuasi!e techni&ues ect7

- %hen mo!ing your analysis from one article to another you need to

use connecti!e words7 Ie: words and phrase that link your analysis of

piece 6 to your analysis of piece 8

- If you choose to compare and contrast the two pieces as you go, you

still need to write introductory comments that will link the two pieces

and use connecti!es along the way7

Connecti!e %ords / )hrases +ow to seComparing

also

likewise

similarly

in a similar way

in the same way

9y contrast the second article is the less

authoritati!e and certain in tone whereas

the writer of the first article asserts that

(ustralian will support the ID card in the

interest their personal security, the writer

of the second piece claims that the ID

card is un-(ustralian #ecause it is an

attack on personal freedom7

1n the other hand the writer of the second

piece paints a !ery #leak picture of the

damage to the ecology7.he writer of the second article, likewise,


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seems impressed

Contrasting

(lthough

9ut

9y

Con!erselyDespite

+owe!er

In spite of

e!ertheless

In contrast to the first article #oth

argumants

+owe!er

In much the same way

(lthough%hile similarly

)ersuasi!e .echni&ues

- 0hetorical &uestions

- +yper#ole

- (ppeals

- arcasm

- (lliteration assertion

- 9ias

- 9roadsheet

- Clich;

- Connotations

- Dogmatic

- $motional language

- Imagery

- Imply

- Infer - Irony

-


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Planning for point of View Persuasive Response

67 >ou need to supply a coherent and logical argument i7e7 you should pro!ide a

cleat pathway for the reader, a pathway in which e!ery step is connected

87 se a framework for organising and arranging arguments and e!idence

"oint of ie!

4ain contention of the issue

$ain points %uppoting

Evidence

&pposing

Aguments

'ounte

aguments and

evidence

%hat are the main

reasons for ha!ingthis point of !iew'

%hat supports

these reasons'

%hat are some

arguments thatmight oppose these

!iews'

0e#uttal of these

arguments ande!idence to support

the re#uttal7

?7 %rite an introduction in which your point of !iew is clearly stated7

@7 %rite a conclusion in which you reiterate your point of !iew

A7 1nce you!e ordered your arguments logically you ha!e to identify places in

the tet where connecti!e will #e necessary, to help the reader make the

transition from one argument to the net797 0epetition of a main idea or key e!idence does link arguments !ery neatly


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Choices

"anguage choices:

$ssay 1pinion )iece peech "ogical

progression of

ideas

Could

acknowledge

opposite point of

!iew-only in

re#uttal

(cademic

!oca#ulary Directness

Intended to

con!ince through

logic

.hicker #ody

paragraphs

%ell rounded

argument

Clear, reasoned

point of !iew sually adopts an

o#=ecti!e use of

language where

arguments and

e!idence are

ad!ances

9uild argument

and e!idence

from an earlier

statement of point

of !iew and thentowards the

conclusion

Carefully

structured formed

paragraphs

Comple sentence

structure

(ccurate use of

language on the

issue

eeks to e!oke a

response in the

reader

hort and sharp

paragraphs

traight to the

point

5amiliar language

Intended to draw

connections andcomparisons

)ersuasi!e

techni&ues helps

to persuade

9roadens contet

)assionate and

strait to the point

)ersonal

dimension

1#=ecti!elywritten Busually-

third person use of

passi!e !oice #ut

personal

eperience or

epertise may

in!ol!e the use of

first person in part

1ften uses

anecdotes as well

as hard e!idencesuch as statistics

9uilds the

argument from

one point to the

net, and analyses

the wider

implications of

the issue

.o insight a

crowd

Clear from the

#eginning

(necdotes can #e

useful

hort sentences

catch the

listeners attention

Intended toinsight action-

strong incitement

hows immediate

awareness of

audience,

addressing them

directly, making

an appeal for

support,

understanding,

consideration

ses rhetorical

&uestions

sually

ad!ersarial

counters an

opposing !iew

+ighlights

significant pieces

of e!idence

se of repetitionof key arguments,

pieces of

e!idence, emoti!e

ideas

ses personal

pronouns: you to

include audience

and they to

identify, position

or attack opposing

!iews


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9uilds argument

to powerful

conclusion

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