Summary
Analysis, much like rhetoric, is something you do everyday. Whether it is looking at sets of numbers or at billboards on the highway, analysis let you grow as a person. Analysis is significant because it allows you to look at situations in a new perspective. One way of analyzing something is asking yourself how it made you feel. Angry, sad, happy, or frustrated? Identifying your feelings lets you think more clearly and thoughtfully on the situation. In the classroom, we will be analyzing the work of professional writers and if their evidence/argument is credible. A few important things to consider when analyzing a text is the audience (who is the author aiming to get through to), genre (does the type of writing affect the message of the text), purpose (why is the author writing this text) and the media (whether the time period in which it was written affects the texts message and effect).
Response
I thought that this article was very interesting because I always associated analysis with education, with some type of finance related field or an english research paper. What I did not realize is that we use analysis for everything. To problem solve, you need to take a step back and analyze the situation to try to gain new insight. Even after watching a movie, you must analyze all the parts to see if you liked it.
Question
How do we as readers know if a writer’s source is correct so we can start analyzing?