Help with analysing the How/Why in a Language Analsysis

[clıppy]

I understand the basic formula behind language analysis, following DEEP or What/How/Why.

But I just can't understand how you analyse and put into words "How does it make the reader feel/create that effect" or "Why is it persuasive". I'm not sure if anyone here can explain how to understand what the author is attempting to say but I would hugely appreciate any help.

[Yacoubb]

I understand the basic formula behind language analysis, following DEEP or What/How/Why.

But I just can't understand how you analyse and put into words "How does it make the reader feel/create that effect" or "Why is it persuasive". I'm not sure if anyone here can explain how to understand what the author is attempting to say but I would hugely appreciate any help.

In an opinion piece, the writer is ultimately manipulating the reader to think the same way they are. So, the writer will exaggerate, mock, substantiate with statistics/evidence/anecdotes/expert's testimony, in order to eventually manipulate the reader to think about the issue the way they are.

If I said:

Those stupid, ugly, vicious pitbulls that killed the innocent two-year old, I'm negatively connoting this breed, and simultaneously incorporating an anecdote to elicit the reader's fear of these dogs. By reading this, the writer intends to position the reader to acknowledge the vicious, scary nature of pitbulls and thus agree with the writer that pitbulls must be put to sleep.

Just DON'T explicitly mention that a persuasive technique is used. Look at how they use this and what the product of this is.

I hope this helped.