An image should always be

Analysed and linked to a written argument

What does connotation mean?

an idea or feeling that a word invokes or is associated with

The wider topic or problem open for debate

What is the contention of this cartoon?

Worries about the covid app are hypocritical if you've got social media.

Identify the best way to describe the writer's main argument:

Parents should be held responsible for their child's crimes

How is the cartoonist positioning the reader?

Showing both major political parties abandoning Aborigines.

Which devices did Obama use in that clip?

Anecdote, repetition, inclusive language

is criticising the states for not working together.

Which statement below is sensationalised?

Our hospitals have now become deadly health hazards.

What is Mark Knight's contention in this cartoon?

Uber is 'crushing' the taxi industry

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1
Which word has the most NEGATIVE connotation?
confident
conceited
egotistical
smug
2
Which word has the most NEGATIVE connotation?
scrawny
lanky
thin
skinny
3
What is the issue in this cartoon?
The difficulties in getting taxis
Taxi drivers need to get bigger wheels
Uber is taking over the taxi industry
The implications of Uber
4
An image should always be
Analysed and commented on its effectiveness
Analysed
Analysed and linked to a written argument
Analysed by itself
5
Identify the tone
Angry
Fearful
Scared
Sarcastic
6
The point of this unit on language and argument analysis is to analyse....
Visual language
Written and visual language
My own opinion
Written language
7
Identify the device: Professor Stevens from Monash University states that this approach to homelessness won't work.
Appeal to hip-pocket nerve
appeal to fear
expert opinion
statistics
8
What does connotation mean?
the representations of symbols
how words are placed on the front cover
an idea or feeling that a word invokes or is associated with
the explicit or direct meaning of a word
9
An issue is
The wider topic or problem open for debate
The writer's point of view
The specific paper or magazine the article came from
Something that needs a tissue
10
What is the contention of this cartoon?
People are right to be worried about their online safety
The internet is a dangerous place
The covid-19 phone app misuses data for government benefit.
Worries about the covid app are hypocritical if you've got social media.
11
Which word has a positive connotation?
Relaxed
Useless
Lazy
Inactive
12
The main focus of a body paragraph should be...
Summarising what the writer has said
A persuasive technique used by the writer
One of the writer's arguments
All of the above
13
The below image is an example of which persuasive technique?
Patriotic Appeal
Pun
Metaphor
Inclusive Language
14
Identify the best way to describe the writer's main argument:
Parents should be held responsible for their child's crimes
Parents cannot control their children
Parents should not be blamed for their childs actions
Parents need to talk to their children more
15
"True-blue Aussies know how to uphold the ANZAC spirit." is an appeal to what?
Patriotism
Family values
Hip pocket nerve
Fear
16
How is the cartoonist positioning the reader?
Showing how both major political parties are equal in polls.
Both major political parties are fighting to ban smoking.
Showing how both major political parties help Aborigines.
Showing both major political parties abandoning Aborigines.
17
Identify the tone of the following passage:
nostalgic
disdainful
indifferent
cold
18
What is missing from the following introduction?
Audience and Source
Audience
Issue
Source
19
Issue, source, contention and audience make up the
Conclusion
Main body
They don't go in a language analysis essay at all
Introduction
20
Which devices did Obama use in that clip?
Inclusive language, expert opinion
Anecdote, repetition, inclusive language
statistics, anecdote, repetition
Expert opinion, repetition
21
This cartoon....
is criticising the states for not working together.
is saying that no one has to worry because covid isn't serious.
is saying that the government should bring back team sports.
is praising the states for working with each other.
22
What was the persuasive device Trump just used in that clip?
hyperbole
alliteration
Ad hominem attack
Straw man argument
23
Identify the word that has the more positive connotation.
Youthful
Immature
24
The writer's point of view on an issue is their
Issue
Contention
Supporting argument
Problem that ain't nobody got time for!
25
Which of these is a hyperbole?
Is the pope Catholic?
Alice's Aunt ate apples around August.
Tony Abbott is the Prime Minister.
I've told you a million times!
26
Which answer best represents the previous Obama speech?
Rhetorical questions, repetition
Rhetorical questions, appeals to hip pocket nerve
Inclusive language, attack
Exclusive language, repetition
27
Which statement below is sensationalised?
Our hospitals are lacking beds.
Our hospitals are on alert.
Our hospitals are doing a good job.
Our hospitals have now become deadly health hazards.
28
What was happening at the end there?
anecdote
alliteration
urgency
appeal to fear
29
Which word has the most NEGATIVE connotation?
persevering
stubborn
persistent
pigheaded
30
Was that an anecdote or a case study?
Anecdote
Case study
31
What is the MAIN emotive appeal Trump is using there?
Appeal to justice and equality
Appeal to fear
Appeal to hip pocket nerve
Appeal to logic
32
What is Mark Knight's contention in this cartoon?
Suburban neighbourhoods are at risk of monster trucks
Taxis need to stand up for themselves more
Uber is 'crushing' the taxi industry
Uber cars are better because they have bigger wheels

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