We are learning to analyse text to identify examples of ethos, pathos, logos.
Persuasive Reading Analysis: Cell Phones
Persuasive strategy
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Yes / No
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How the author used it?
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Claim – States the main
point or stance
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Yes
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The author makes s/he claim in the title of the story saying “ The Great Mobile Debate, Should Children have Cell Phones? ”.
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Big Names – Mentions experts and
important people to support the argument
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No
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Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or
facts to support the argument
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Yes
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The Author uses facts and logic to support his/her debate e.g. “Children continue to use mobiles despite the obvious risk to their health. Mobile phones emit a dosage of radiation, which is harmful to the user and cause severe brain damage”.
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Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions
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Yes
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The author appeals to the feelings of the audience when the author says that “ parents should be wary of their children if they have a phone because their is chance they will be threatened or cyber bullied ”.
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Ethos – Tries to build trust and
credibility
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Yes
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The author has credit because s/he is very knowledgeable of the dangers/cons and the good things/pros of having cellphones.
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Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency
for the cause
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Research – Uses studies and
information to make the
argument seem more convincing;
this can be in the form of words,
graphs, tables, or illustrations
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1 comments:
You are strongly developing your skills of analysis Avishek. What information can you find in analysis that shows the person has done come research?
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