Saturday, October 3, 2015

Analyzing Message in Stimulating Controversy

In this post I will analyze the message in my chosen article on electrical stimulation in physical therapy.

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Bullet points most relevant to the goals of my texts author

Respond to a particular occasion or text - The author's goal is to respond to the outcomes of electrical stimulation. The occasion is the issues that come out of the use of electrical stimulation and the author is reacting to them in the text.

Reflect on a topic - The author is reflecting on the treatment of physical therapy by discussing the problems that have come up with it.


Bullet points that are not relevant to the goals of the author

Persuade an audience of something - The author's goal is not to persuade the audience. He simply states the current problems with the treatment and avoids persuasion by closing with a statement about how the current situation still has to be looked into and that there are no concrete answers yet.

Move the readers to feel a certain way - Similar to the bullet mentioned above, the writer isn't trying to evoke any emotion in the readers. He mostly states the issues with the treatment.

Nuances & Layers

The only layer I can see is the author being in favor of using electrical stimulation but also seeing the setbacks to the situation. Therefore he is not exactly sure how to display the information because both sides of the arguments are valid and it is difficult to display an opinion on the sublject.



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