Following a decision by the state government, outlined in a parliamentary speech, to introduce mandatory exercise sessions for students, a teacher’s organisation published a response in their newsletter. The article passionately opposed the decision, defending the position of schools and raising concerns about the effects of implementation and the suitability of the approach. The author, a teacher, voices their concerns assertively to the intended audience (fellow teachers) who share a common vested interest with the writer.
The assertiveness of the piece is reinforced by the authors denigration of his/her opponents via the derogatory language used to describe their approach to the issue. The writer refers to the government ministers as “politicians” and their policies as “edicts from on high” immediately evoking within the audience deep seeded feelings of distrust of their approach. He/She discredits the government further by claiming that they “kowtow” to......
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