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You need to be able to assess the methods and motivations of a range of forces that have an impact upon your life.  \nConsider what persuades you best: is it flattery, hectoring, logic, appeals to altruism?  \nConsider the fine line between an emotional argument and a calmer, dispassionate one. How useful are emotional appeals?  \nRemember that some people may respond to these, yet others may find them annoying and intellectually shallow. For instance, what is more effective: pictures of crying children, or data about their plight?  \nAnalysing the use of language by writers and others is not just a case of looking at particular words and phrases, but understanding how they use language in an overall sense. Is the relentless logic of an argument what stands out, or is it the writer’s ability to present the issue in a down-to-earth, everyday manner that everyone can identify with?  \nHow important is humour in the art of persuasion?  \nDoes the writer move seamlessly from the particular to the general and so present the reader with a compelling argument?  \nAre you more impressed by an article that contains a clever allusion to some other event, or an article that doesn’t make you rush for your dictionary to check the meaning of a word?  \nDoes colloquial language help in the presentation of an argument, or does it trivialise the issue and detract from the overall quality of the case being presented?  \nThink about how we all use individual words and phrases to achieve particular meanings. What does it mean to refer to the “chattering classes” in a debate about civil liberties? What does it mean when union representative Sharon Burrow is described as a “union boss”, whereas the chairman of BHP is referred to as an “executive”?  \nOne common mistake is for students to identify and analyse the techniques used, and then state whether or not they were used successfully. In so doing, they are resurrecting some of the skills which were taught in ‘clear thinking’ but failing to apply them in the manner required.  \nAnother common error, into which some students fall, is to engage in argument or rebuttal with the writer, showing where his or her approach is mistaken.  \nRather, what you must do is to show how the writer is using (or attempting to use) language to persuade readers to his or her point of view.  \nEXAMPLE  \nText:  \nOrganised crime in this state is now raging out of control. Unless the Premier acts to clampdown on these thugs, women and children will not be safe on our streets.  \nSample Analysis:  \nThe writer is using hyperbole which is ineffectual. Because we are aware of this, she is discredited, and her subsequent arguments appear false.  \nEXERCISE  \n• What do you think is wrong, or right with this analysis? Has the student correctly identified some of the demands of the task?  \n• What could be done to make it fit the criteria relevant to this task? Try writing your own analysis.  \nALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS  \nIn hyperbolic tones the writer describes the issue of organised crime as ‘out of control’ with‘thugs’ threatening the safety of ordinary citizens. Such dire words imply a kind of anarchy, with the authorities powerless to act. Talk of children and their safety plays on the fears of many voters that that our city streets are not the safe places they once were, further heightening the community’s sense of helplessness and alarm.  \nCan you see how this alternative analysis offers a more sustained exposition of likely audience impact?  \nThis is the other major error made by many students when tackling this task. Instead of identifying the ways in which the writer has used language to persuade her readers, many students instead summarise what the writer has said. 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