Understanding Argument and Language Features

What does ‘intention’ mean with regards to analysing persuasive texts?

• the specific language choices made by the author

• what the author thinks the government should do

• the form that the author chose to write in

• why the author wrote the text, their overall point of view, and how they want their specific audience to respond

Which of these text aspects are interrelated?

• form

• intention and context

• all of these things are interrelated

• language and audience

What does ‘context’ refer to when analysing persuasive language?

• the specific audience that the author is targeting

• the setting of the text

• the event, opinion or issue that sparked the persuasive text

• the way the author wants the target audience to respond

Why is it important to be able to identify the form used in a persuasive text?

• because the form of a text determines the language used to persuade the target audience

• because the form of the text will reveal the context of the issue

• all of these responses are correct

• because you get bonus marks for correctly identifying form

What should you consider when discussing the audience of a persuasive piece?

• all of these things

• whether there are multiple target audiences

• how the piece changes in order to target different audiences

• why the piece is aimed at this target audience/ those target audiences

Tone may shift throughout a persuasive piece. True or false?

• True

• False

Your analysis of written language should include analysis of:

• the main arguments being raised throughout the piece.

• all of these things.

• the tone(s) utilised throughout the piece.

• the sequence of the main arguments.

A discussion of visual language might include:

• how the use of images attempts to persuade readers to think/feel a certain way, the location of the images, and whether you find the images persuasive or not

• how the images relate to the overall argument, how the use of images attempts to persuade readers to think/feel a certain way, and the location of the images.

• whether you find the images persuasive or not, the location of the images, and how the images relate to the overall argument.

• how the images relate to the overall argument, whether you find the images persuasive or not, and how the use of images attempts to persuade readers to think/feel a certain way.

Which of these is not something you should consider when analysing the structure and layout of a persuasive text?

• the use of headlines, by-lines and/or bolded quotations

• how the different parts of the text relate to each other

• the significance of colour or symbols

• how each persuasive language strategy positions the reader