Persuasive Language Analysis of Two Texts

Introduction
State the issue in general without mentioning the articles youre analysing.
Identify each article: name / type of article / author / newspaper / date.
Identify the contention of each article.
E.g. Violence on the streets of Melbourne is an issue that has fuelled a great deal of
debate over the last few months. Brutality Must Stop is an opinion piece that
appeared in the Herald Sun (!"!#$$"%. &n this article the author' (eter )ones'
contends that the government must ta*e a firmer stand against street violence.
Bronwyn +ataldo' the author of a letter,to,the,editor that appeared in -he .ge
(/!"!#$$"% has a very different opinion. &n her letter entitled Media Beat,0p she
asserts that the media has made the violence seem much more widespread than it
actually is. Both te1ts use a range of persuasive techni2ues to position the readers
to agree with their point of view.
Approximately 100 10 words
Article One
!or Article "ne you should write approximately #00$#0 words. %his means
you will write two or three paragraphs.
Introduce the article again &y name 'you dont need to repeat all the details
you wrote in the introduction(.
Identify the authors main tone/s.
Identify the authors intended audience.
Analyse the headline and any )isual images that accompany the article first.
%his means that you should identify any techni*ues used in the headline and
)isual images+ remem&ering to discuss the intended effect on the reader.
Analyse the language used in the article. ,ou will need to identify around -$.
different persuasi)e techni*ues.
%his means that you will ha)e to co)er two or three different persuasi)e
techni*ues in each &ody paragraph.
/se the acronym 0.1.1. to ensure you discuss how language is used to
persuade the reader.
Article Two
!or Article %wo you should write approximately #00$#0 words. %his means
you will write two or three paragraphs.
Begin this paragraph with a linking sentence co!paring or contrasting
Article One with Article Two.
Introduce the article again &y name 'you dont need to repeat all the details
you wrote in the introduction(.
Identify the authors main tone/s.
Identify the authors intended audience.
Analyse the headline and any )isual images that accompany the article first.
%his means that you should identify any techni*ues used in the headline and
)isual images+ remem&ering to discuss the intended effect on the reader.
Analyse the language used in the article. ,ou will need to identify around -$.
different persuasi)e techni*ues.
%his means that you will ha)e to co)er two or three different persuasi)e
techni*ues in each &ody paragraph.
/se the acronym 0.1.1. to ensure you discuss how language is used to
persuade the reader.
It is very i!portant that you !ake around three co!parisons with
Article One throughout this analysis.
"onclusion
Sum up the o)erall effecti)eness of each article. 2ote strong similarities and
differences.
#hat sorts of things you should co!pare$
Su&3ect matter do the articles focus on the same aspect of the issue+
or is their focus slightly/completely different4
5ontention.
%one of )oice.
0ersuasi)e techni*ues.
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In a similar/different way.
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6ta7es a similar approach.
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