Writing. Part 2. Домбровская И.В - 25 стр.

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                                   ARTICLES
 -Argumentative techniques
 -Narrative techniques
         An article is a piece of writing which appears in newspapers and
 magazines. Articles are usually formal in style, however they can be less formal
 depending on whether they are published in a popular magazine or a newspaper.
 In a less formal article you might address the reader directly (e.g. You may not
 know this ...) whereas in a formal article this would not be acceptable. In formal
 articles the style is impersonal (e.g. It may not be widely known ...).
         When writing an article you should first identify its type. You can refer
 to previous units in which writing techniques are given. For example, if you are
 asked to write an article giving advantages and disadvantages of owning a car,
 you should first identify it as an argumentative essay and then refer to the
 section Argumentatives to find the argumentative techniques, as well as the
 outline you should use.



                       Outlines for Argumentative Articles

Advantages/          Expressing opinions/ For and against       Discursive essays
Disadvantages        providing solutions
state topic          state                 state topic          state topic
                     opinion/problem
advantages           Point 1/ Suggestion 1 arguments for        one point of view
                                                                (e.g. scientific)

disadvantages        Point 2/ Suggestion 2 arguments against    another point of
                                                                view
                                                                (e.g. moral)
                                                                a third point of
                                                                view
                                                                (e.g. social)
balanced             restate opinion/     balanced              give own opinion
consideration/       best    option   and consideration
opinion              reason

                           Writing Newspaper Headlines
        A newspaper article always has a headline which summarises the main
 point of the article and attracts the reader's interest. Bear in mind that a headline
 is short and very similar to writing a note or a memo. It is therefore normal
 practice to leave out auxiliaries, articles and some prepositions. You should also