TONE DEAF
What is tone?
The way that an author sounds
"Real Aussies would agree that..."
Appeal to Patriotism
"Eighty percent of people would argue that..."
Statistics
This is the what the author is responding to
The issue
A question that should require no answer.
Rhetorical Question
Pick the tone: "Wow our Government is useless"
Sarcastic, Annoyed, Frustrated
"This criminal would not have broken the law if he had been raised in a healthy, supportive family setting"
Appeal to family values
Provides the reader with a sense of belonging and a desire not to be "left out"
Inclusive language
This is how the author feels
Contention
99% of people agree that English is the best subject
Statistics
Pick the tone: "I cannot believe the injustice of the situation. We need to take action, immediately!"
Passionate, inspiring, aggressive, assertive
"spending taxpayers money on this issue..."
Appeal to the hip-pocket nerve
"love of money is a cancer that is eating away at our society" (3 techniques possible - you only need one)
Metaphor, inclusive language and appeal to fear
This is how the author sounds
Tone
"elderly and P-plate drivers are a menace on our roads"
Generalisation
Pick the tone: "If we all band together we can make a difference. We just need to start somewhere"
reasonable, optimistic, logical, earnest, confident
Big baby, living dead.
Oxymoron
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks"
Cliché
Name at least two strategies to find an argument:
Chronological, HVV, or support/condemn/do
The two terms used to describe depth positioning in a visual
Foreground and background
List at least 5 tone words starting with A (100 points per correct term - decided by me):
aggressive, assertive, arrogant, authoritative, accusing, antagonistic, amused, admonishing, animates, admiring, apathetic, awestruck
Having to let someone "go"
Euphemism
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free
Triplet
Name all of ITAPTACTV
issue, title, author, publication details, text type, audience, contention, tone, visual
Visual technique - Where the eyes are drawn to first.
Salience