THE ANALYSIS OF A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Introduction

· The title of the article is

· The article under analysis / consideration / discussion / review is

· The article is entitled

· The author of the article is

· The article is published in

· The article is taken from

· The subject / topic / problem / current issue of the article is

· The problem was caused by / resulted from / was a result of

· The objective / main aim of the author is

· The article deals with / tackles / raises / bears on the problem of

· The article is devoted to

· The article provides ample food for thought for the readers

Main Body

The Author’s Technique

· The author looks at / takes a quick look at / explores / examines the problem of

· The author informs the readers that / describes / characterizes / shows / illustrates / defines / portrays /discusses / demonstrates / introduces / analyses / suggests / recommends

· The author foresees / predicts / claims / contends / admits / asserts / criticizes / acknowledges

· The author brings to light / highlights / stresses / lays stress on / draws the readers’ attention to / points out / puts emphasis on / emphasizes / focuses on / comments on

Developing Arguments

· Sequencing

Firstly / First of all / Secondly / Thirdly / Then / Next / After that / Finally / Eventually

· Addition

Furthermore / moreover / in addition to / to add to that / besides / what’s more / apart from this

· Contrast

Nevertheless / however / despite this / in spite of / actually / in fact / on the one hand …on the other hand / although / even though / whereas / at the same time

· Highlight

- It’s essential / vital / extremely important to understand

- Ultimately / basically / most importantly

- In particular / especially / chiefly / mainly

- If we look at the problem closely

- What it exactly means is

· Cause and Effect

- Because of / owing to / due to / for this reason

- Therefore / as a result / hence / accordingly / consequently / as a consequence / thus

Summarizing

· So to sum up / in brief / to cut it short

· If I can briefly summarize

· Before I finish let me just go over the main points of

Concluding

· In conclusion / Taking everything into account / On the whole / as it was previously stated

· I’d like to finish by saying that

· To conclude I’d like to say that

· To reach one’s own conclusion

Expressing Opinion

· I’m convinced / I do think / I feel / I tend to think / I would suggest that

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