Unit 2 Analysing Argument Pre-Test

What is the acronym we use for the introduction?

• TEEL

• ITAARSC

• ICTAP

• BAM

What is a writer's contention in analysing argument?

• The central argument or point of view of the writer

• Your point of view on the issue

• The overall issue of the piece

• The main type of language feature the writer uses

Read the following paragraph:

Computer labs were great in the 1990s, when computers were expensive and not every family owned or could afford one. However, we are now in 2021. These days, every student has a tablet or smartphone. It is obvious why students prefer these devices. Unlike fixed computers, tablets and smartphones are light, easy to carry and have lots of uses. 

What is the argument the writer is trying to make here?

• That computer labs are better than tablets.

• That computer labs are not necessary as technology has updated.

• That technology is an important thing to have in society.

• That we desperately need computer labs to stay up-to-date.

While you are reading an article, you notice that the writer believes in protecting the environment, having publicly funded schools and hospitals and is protective of minority groups. Are they progressive, conservative or neutral?

• Progressive

• Conservative

• Neutral

You read a piece of writing where the writer wants to hold on to traditional values and believes that minority groups should 'fit in'. Are they more progressive, conservative or neutral?

• Progressive

• Conservative

• Neutral

How do you start your body paragraphs for analysing argument?

• With 'how' the writer has used language features

• With 'what' you think about the issue

• With 'why' the writer as used certain language features

• With 'what' the writer's argument is, in your own words.

True or false: 'Sky News', 'The Daily Mail' and 'The Australian: Opinion' are examples of media sources that are more right wing (conservative).

• True

• False

True or false: The background information at the start of the text is written by the authors of the piece.

• True

• False

What is an 'issue'?

• Something that happens it has a start and an end date - and it is reported in the media such as ‘the facts’ reported in the news media

• The purpose behind writing - what they want the audience to think/act or feel.

• A contentious or complex problem, situation or moral concern

• The writer's contention, their main point of view or argument.

What is a writer's tone?

• Refers to the voice of the writer; the writer’s attitude to both the subject matter and the reader.

• A statement communicating the author's main point of view: what the writer or writers want you to agree with.

• A contentious or complex problem, situation or moral concern

• An event is something that happens it has a start and an end date - and it is reported in the media such as ‘the facts’ reported in the news media