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2018 AA Club - Week 23

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--- Quote from: Anonymous on October 27, 2018, 04:45:59 pm ---please give me a mark out of 10

In light of the royal tour in Australia, the Age capitalises on this happy event to spark debate, through an editorial published on 10/8, about reforming our state of government. In an even mannerism with underlying frustration, the paper contends to the australians readers of the paper that they should promote the country's inevitable turn to republic. In response to this, Dawson also adopts a similarly neutral don't use this tone word - no opinion writer will be neutral, indeed, they'll be very opinionated! tone in his assertion that the state of australia is too fragile to adopt this new system, and denounces the ages claims for a debate as deeming it premature.

From the offset outset, the author hinges ('hinge on [noun]') his assertion that there's cause for rekindling the republic debate, through channelling to voice of the largest group edit that oppose this stagnation in australian government; the vehemence of the British, to cast a heavy weight on readers of the magnitude of their inaction. In depicting the warm welcome of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to Australia, the Age creates a juxtaposition between this "delightful… happy surprise" with the "impatient… uncomfortable" feelings of the British. The positively connoted words that would elicit elation within the audience are quickly suppressed by the forced guilt of the British people. As such, the Age encourages audiences to acknowledge the political unrest that is the at the core of the debate. By referencing a book elucidating on the false deference to the Queen, the Age attaches the morbid phrase "death watch" to insinuate an unwelcome topic In further reaffirming the dissension - analyse this quote further, what does it say about the contention? -, with "unhappy" and "gruesome", he cements within audiences the duality of the debate, pushing them to take a direct stance, and thereby be more receptive to the negative emotions of the British and fold under the weight of it (acquiesce). The author also positions australians to view themselves as pushing even more responsibility on to the royal family, and at the forefront of it, the queen, who's fragile in her old age, on the cusp of becoming a "centenarian" good. The induced sympathies would therefore position australian's to acquiesce to surfacing of a debate. Furthermore, the Age creates a hypothetical situation should the stagnation ........ unfinished phrase, that would subject australia's ill timed leaving as also producing the adverse effect of being a "loss of one of the monarchy's crown jewels" - analyse this quote. The reference to australia in a positive lighting helps to disguise criticism in audience's eyes, and thereby allow for sympathy to subsume individual personal gratification that have yet ot be "shirked".

Building on this, the author shifts his gaze onto the lack of action within our own country, cementing within readers' mind who truly is at
 toblame. Prominent political figures, who aren't viewed favourably by the public, are attacked to compound on the negative image surrounding them onto the impressionable audience, and thus negate their opinions to postpone any further discussion within their minds. He reduces their insistence on delaying to mere "fear of antagonism", and so the impure motives are imparted onto readers who are then positioned to further embrace notion that becoming a republic is good for the country and that our own government stands in the way of this. The colloquial use of "fat lot of good that did" also grounds the argument in more understandable terms - too general. Focus on what the quote is actually saying. As such, he gives audience's a clear target with which to aim their frustrations at.

Bringing the argument back to the royal touring of Australia, the Age shifts to a more hopeful tone that reflects his contention that it's prime time to stir a debate centering around this issue. A call to arms is subtly issued through promoting that Bill Shorten has "promised to hold a plebiscite" that would begin a chain of events to separate ties with Britain, and so adults are made aware of how they could affect change in their government through casting their vote for him. He further builds up morale within readers through claiming that it's not a "sign of disrespect to talk about the issue", which would ease the minds of many who view the topic to be as taboo. His depiction of friendly welcome from the Duke and Duchess also coalesces through maintaining them as "intelligent and modern adults", in which the appeal to political knowledge would entice many to ascertain the same traits to themselves and thus bolster their desire for a reformation.

In response to the editorial, thereby focussing on their readers, dawson makes it clear that the Age is being too hasty in its decision and thus reasons logically of the many steps that should come before australia should even begiin to consider becoming a republic. In pointing out the weaknesses in australia's structural integrity, such as the sttistic that there hasn't been a person to "serve out a single term" triggers within audiences the magnitude to which australia has fallen, and such makes them rescind on their viewpoints out of a permeating sense of shame that they have no right to request such a huge change - analysis not specific to quote. What is the quote actually saying?. Further associating phrases that connote inadequacy, such as "poor", the ensuing list of countries with an "ill informed stance" that prompts readers to question whether they should fully place their trust in the government, while also simultaneously overwhelms them with negative evidence to dissuade them from cutting ties with the queen. The following bombardment of rhetorical questions that imply hazardous results that would "destroy a system that's not broken", the guilt-laden audience are led to retract any viewpoint in favour of a discussion, in favour of maintaining the status quo.

While dawson is short and succinct in his commentary that change should wait for the opportune moment. The Age plays on people's emotional vulnerability to condemnation from others to push for a debate on australia becoming a republic.

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