Alle communicative strategies
Quoting
Personal statments
Claims
Humor and irony
Facts and figures (statistical data)
Direct adress
Examples
Personal pronouns
Quoting experts and authorities (scientists, politicans)
to back up one’s statements and make them and the author seem nore reliable and credible
Including personal statements of people affected by the issue at hand
to add a personal touch and make it easier for the reader to identify with the story
Masking claims instead of using evidence-based arguments
“No one can deny that …” “without a doubt”
to present opinions aas facts or as points that are beynond criticism
Using facts and figures like statistic data
to support the authors ideas by making them appear well-informed and reliable, while at the same time strenghening the credibility of the text and providing detailed information about a problem
using humor and irony by making fun of a situation or commenting humorously on something
To ridicule unacceptable or strange behaviour, while at the same time making the article more light-hearted and entertaining
Adressing the reader directly by using “you”
to encourage the reader to make up his or here own mind
using examples
to illustrate or to explain a diffucult problem and make it easier to follow the author’s opinion
Use of personal pronouns like “I”/”We”/”our”
To underline that the author is part of the community he is writing for or speaking to and is affected by the same problems
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