Critical Analysis Exercise 1

Analysis exercise 1 You will be given an article that you must analyse from the point of view of both “authority of the writer” and “language and style.”

Steps First, make a list of observations on the article based on the factors below. Secondly, write an introduction, 2 paragraphs and a conclusion based on these observations and critically analyse the article overall.

Authority of the writer Political motivations Education Cultural (national culture, family upbringing) Bias-Status, origin, race, gender, religion Age Morality Work experience Date of writing Respect-personal referees Citations

Language and style Proficiency Range of vocabulary used Creativity Convention followed Directness Negative or positive tones Clarity of language – dumbed down for the audience, or vice-versa? Ease of understandability