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Articles in "The Economist"
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11Alex11
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Articles in "The Economist"
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Hey,
one of my students asked me to use texts from the Economist.
I �ve chosen one, "Playing with fire", which is about President Obama who decided to impose a tariff on tires from China (it �s an economic article from the U.S. section).
Now I �m trying to analyze the text a bit (genre, ...) and I �m struggling. Does anyone know which kind of texts the Economists writes? I think it is a report, but I �m not sure.
Furthermore, the author analyses quite a bit (possible effects of Obama �s action, reasons why this decision comes at a risky time, ...), but this analysis is based on facts (is it subjective then? - although I think it is still an objective analysis). Is it still a report then? (Because I thought that a report is more for objective statements about what is happening, e.g. like when there is a natural disaster or sth.)
And at the end, there is the sentence: ... so expect a few more fireworks.
-> How can I describe the structure of the text? Are there any features such articles from the Economist have (apart from the obvious like quotes from experts, economic terms, ...)?
I �d really appreciate your help. Thanks a lot in advance.
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12 Jan 2010
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dennismychina
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Your heading is probably your answer. An �article� is any writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics. Editorials, critiques, exposes, are all articles. As far as I know.
Secondly, is it in fact fact? It might be based on fact but I think it is subjective because it is in the end, the writers opinion really and not cast in stone.
And lastly, �so expect a few more fireworks� is an opinion, it might be an enlighten opinion or educated guess but never the less it is an opinion of the author.
I hope I�ve understood your request correctly and that this helps a bit.
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12 Jan 2010
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11Alex11
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Hey,
thanks a lot. I �ve also sent you a private message. Would be great if you could answer it ;-).
Can the text be classified further? e.g. commentary, coverage, news report, ...
I �m not sure what kind of text it is because at the beginning, there is a statement of the situation and then there are transitions like "some of this is hyperbole" (subjective?), "that, however, is a stretch", "China also bears some blame", ... -> so it �s probably argumentative, isn �t it?
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12 Jan 2010
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