hello!
i have to write an essay about how those 3 articles that i picked position it's readers to respond in a certain way.
i am going to write about the lauguage used, tone, verbs used, um...can someone please tell what else should i write about?and how should i write my introduction?please help
thanks
What I would do is write down what you think about the article. How do you feel after you read it? For example, if it's about the war in Iraq, do you feel more for or against the war after reading the article? Do you feel more like we should bring ALL the troops home or leave them ALL there? Or something in between? Start with your initial reaction, then start to dissect it.
What I would then do is read through each line carefully. See if what is said is:
1) Fact or Opinion
2) Relates to what is being written about or is there for another reason, like "Appealing to Pity" or "Circumstantial" (For more information on these, see the web site I list below)
There's a huge list of logical fallacies here:
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/skepticism/blfaq_fall_index_alpha.htm
There are a lot of logical fallacies, so if you read something and it doesn't seem like it relates directly to the story, maybe we can help you figure out why and which fallacy it falls under. Though that's hard to do out of the context of the article itself.
Matt