When reading a paper, one thing you should look for is
the author’s use of rhetoric, or his use or persuasion. Every paper will in one form or another try
to persuade you to think or act in the way that the author wants you to. Being able to know what tactics the author is
using, as well as identifying what he is trying to persuade you to do is key in
analyzing any paper.
One of the more basic of tasks that the author will do
to curve your thinking in using a very specific angle of vision. He will put you in the perspective that most
effectively conveys his point while masking as much of the opposing view as
possible. This can be done in various
ways. Through effective use of imagery
the author will specifically describe things in only the way that he needs you
to see them. In the book it mentions two
views of a tundra plain in Alaska. The
first focuses on a company’s point of view, mentioning the temperature, the
length of time that it is cold and the flatness of the area. The opposing view would describe the same
area as booming with life, tons of animals as well as other creatures that
happily thrive in that area.
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