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Critical Analysis of Authorial Authority and Language Style in an Article

This exercise involves a detailed analysis of an article, focusing on both the authority of the writer and the language and style employed. Begin by listing observations regarding the writer's background, including political motivations, education, cultural influences, and potential biases. Then, craft an introduction followed by two analytical paragraphs, culminating in a conclusion that synthesizes your insights. Examine elements such as vocabulary range, creativity, use of conventions, tone, clarity, and overall understandability to provide a comprehensive critique of the piece.

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Critical Analysis of Authorial Authority and Language Style in an Article

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  1. Critical Analysis Exercise 1

  2. 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.”

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. 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

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