Tuesday 28 February 2012
Sunday 26 February 2012
Weekly Summary
So for the first week we had one article and one cartoon, with both of them talking about the education system and it's funding. Here we'll discuss the persuasive devices which are being used.
In the first article we saw a lot of appeals being used. I think this is due to the fact that the article is aimed at the parents, and every parent wants their child to succeed. So by using these appeals such as, appeal to a good education, to a sense of equality, sense of success, and appeal to moral righteousness, the author triggers an emotional response of anger, manipulating their feelings. With the parent's feelings evoked, they are more likely to agree and side with the author of the article.
In the article, we can also see some inclusive language being used. By using inclusive language, the author creates a sense of belonging with the reader. Using words such as "we", "us", "our", the author can create the illusion that there are only two sides, and the reader and the author both belong to the same side. The inclusive language combined with authoritative language makes the author sound very persuasive. What the author wrote is of course, his own opinion, but by using these two devices, he comes off as if he is stating a fact. Compare the following two phrases. The first is obviously more persuasive.
"We NEED to..." "I personally believe that we should..."
Another persuasive device which was used was, negative connotation. By using words such as "artificially" and "unsustainable", the author implies that the opposing point of view is wrong and fake. Notice how the author doesn't directly say that they're wrong. He uses those words, to share his point of view with his audience.
The very last two devices that were in the article were, cliché and metaphor. The cliché is basically an overused saying or phrase. Even though the phrase is overused, it gives the audience something that they might of heard before and can convey ideas very succinctly . This is good because it makes the reader very confident with the author and will be more likely to agree with the author.
The final device is the metaphor. Here the author wrote, "filtering their intakes". When the author uses this metaphor, he paints a picture in the reader's minds of a big filter, sorting out all the students and only taking the students that they want.
In the first article we saw a lot of appeals being used. I think this is due to the fact that the article is aimed at the parents, and every parent wants their child to succeed. So by using these appeals such as, appeal to a good education, to a sense of equality, sense of success, and appeal to moral righteousness, the author triggers an emotional response of anger, manipulating their feelings. With the parent's feelings evoked, they are more likely to agree and side with the author of the article.
In the article, we can also see some inclusive language being used. By using inclusive language, the author creates a sense of belonging with the reader. Using words such as "we", "us", "our", the author can create the illusion that there are only two sides, and the reader and the author both belong to the same side. The inclusive language combined with authoritative language makes the author sound very persuasive. What the author wrote is of course, his own opinion, but by using these two devices, he comes off as if he is stating a fact. Compare the following two phrases. The first is obviously more persuasive.
"We NEED to..." "I personally believe that we should..."
Another persuasive device which was used was, negative connotation. By using words such as "artificially" and "unsustainable", the author implies that the opposing point of view is wrong and fake. Notice how the author doesn't directly say that they're wrong. He uses those words, to share his point of view with his audience.
The very last two devices that were in the article were, cliché and metaphor. The cliché is basically an overused saying or phrase. Even though the phrase is overused, it gives the audience something that they might of heard before and can convey ideas very succinctly . This is good because it makes the reader very confident with the author and will be more likely to agree with the author.
The final device is the metaphor. Here the author wrote, "filtering their intakes". When the author uses this metaphor, he paints a picture in the reader's minds of a big filter, sorting out all the students and only taking the students that they want.
The education revolution
Our first political cartoon which talks about the "education revolution". Drawn by Alan Moir.
Private Schools
So here is our first article, which talks about the funding of private schools. The article has been annotated with all the persuasive devices which are used.
Persuasive Devices
So over the next few weeks, we are going to be looking at a couple of articles and cartoons, all of which, talking about our education system. We'll be trying to identify persuasive devices and see how they're persuasive. Most of the articles and cartoons will be covering the Gonski Review. Don't know what the Gonski review is? Here's a little background information.
David Gonski is an Australian businessman known for having a lot of "connections". He has been described as "one of the country's best-connected businessman" and has been dubbed as "Mr Networks".
David Gonski has reported that the Australian schooling performance has slipped over the past decades, and he believes that this is due to the fact that there's a major gap between high performing students and low performing students, with private schools being funded more.
"The current school funding model looks at the average income and education status of the 200 households around our families so it's akin determining age pension by the average of the ages of the people of the street, so it is quite nonsensical."
As a solution, the Gonski Review recommends a $5 Billion investment in Australia's government schools and non-government school.
The Gonksi review allocates a base funding rate for each student, with additional loadings for areas of disadvantage. This means that schools, with a high proportion of low-income or disabled students would be funded at a higher rate and thus balancing the funding between government schools and non-government schools.
David Gonski is an Australian businessman known for having a lot of "connections". He has been described as "one of the country's best-connected businessman" and has been dubbed as "Mr Networks".
David Gonski has reported that the Australian schooling performance has slipped over the past decades, and he believes that this is due to the fact that there's a major gap between high performing students and low performing students, with private schools being funded more.
"The current school funding model looks at the average income and education status of the 200 households around our families so it's akin determining age pension by the average of the ages of the people of the street, so it is quite nonsensical."
As a solution, the Gonski Review recommends a $5 Billion investment in Australia's government schools and non-government school.
The Gonksi review allocates a base funding rate for each student, with additional loadings for areas of disadvantage. This means that schools, with a high proportion of low-income or disabled students would be funded at a higher rate and thus balancing the funding between government schools and non-government schools.
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