![]() The language used in both articles is fairly similar, however, as I have already mentioned, article one came across to me as more persuasive, and has a better chance of influencing its readers than the second article. The article does not make best use of presentational devices, and is much less persuasive than article one, mainly due to the fact that it has neither much fact nor opinion within it, rather anecdotes. He then goes on to say “the only remedy is for former teenage mothers to be paraded through classrooms with their children, explaining that, while babies do offer unconditional love, they demand 24 hour care in response”. The reporter, Mark Lawson calls this “a distressing but typical arithmetic”, meaning that because the mother gave birth at such an early age, it is more probable that her daughter will as well. It then goes on to make a very valid point – “The 12 year old mum-to-be from Rotherham confide in her mother, only 26 herself (a distressing but typical arithmetic in these cases) that… ” The main focus here is that the mother is only 26 years old, and therefore was only 14 years old when she gave birth herself. Article two starts off by explaining the situation and then recalling past experiences of the same thing. This seems to be an opinion that the reporter shares with the Tudor leader.īoth of the articles, being based on the same theme are, inevitably, very similar In article two, the report is based mainly around opinion. The leader of this (the Tudor project) says, “Perhaps there is a failure at schooling level – maybe we need a greater emphasis on the pains of teenage conception”. Mentioned in the article are the dolls that are equipped with computer chips, to “simulate baby habits to emphasise the realities of motherhood”. Nevertheless, the article does make use of the reporters, and other people’s opinions as well as facts. ![]() Three in a hundred women are only 3 percent and as a result, this is a substantially insignificant number. Using facts such as “around three in every hundred teenage women give birth” it makes it sound like it is a common problem. It then goes on to tell the reader of the facts about teenage pregnancy figures in the UK.
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