- Editorial: the official voice of the newspaper
- Column: a personal opinion by one writer
- Review: an opinion story that evaluates an event, product or service rather than taking a stand on an issue
- Opinion writing allows writers to take a stand on issues that are important to them and make recommendations.
- Editorial (Op-Ed) page
- News sections: represent opinions of individual writers (sports, business, etc.)
- Reviews: gives opinion ……………..
Editorials are the official opinion of the newspaper.
A column gives the POV of just the person writing it.
Reviews focus on things readers may want to try.
Types of Editorials
- Argument-these editorials take sides on a controversial topic and offer arguments for why that opinion is best.
- Criticism-an editorial of criticism shines light on a problem in the community (or the world)
- Commendation-means to praise, and an editorial of commendation praises something good going on in the community
- Explanation-an editorial of explanation may take a stand, but the goal is to explain an in-depth issue rather than argue a point.
Evidence to Support Claims
Evidence refers to facts that support reasons for your claims.
-will have different interpretations
- Statistical-uses the results of measurements, surveys, experiments and observations.
- Authoritative-appeals to authority (quote, rules, laws)
- Anecdotal-stories that illustrate a point (can trigger an emotional response)
- Analogical-an analogy compares two different things to determine how something unknown may work. (make sure you're comparing two things that are similar)
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