How does the way crime and violence are reported affect literacy skills for individuals?".

Chelsea Keeton

ENC1102

Professor Stack

18 September 2018

1. Identify the text's a) purpose, b) main claim/thesis, c) community/discipline in which it's written, and d) target audience.

a) The purpose of this article is to explain the effects of the media on the description of crime and how it can be portrayed by an entire civilization. Different factors such as statistics and the type of violence being reported can affect how the story is told and who comprehends it.

b) The main claim in this article is that in Indonesia without judiciaries, the truth about violence is kept a secret from the families and “in the absence of a government and military regime fearful of allowing such a process, the 'truth' of violence as it is written today, by those inside and outside, will be critical for Indonesia's future”. In order for Indonesia to prosper they much know what to reveal about violence and crime that occurs in the community.

c) The community that this is written about is the media, who influences the general public about what crime is happening.

d) The target audience that this article is any adult who is fascinated with crime and the influence it can have on people.

2. Conduct an analysis of a) the reasons/grounds provided for the main claim b) the warrants, i.e., stated or unstated assumption/s that underlie the main claim, c) evidence/backing of the claim, i.e. additional support for the grounds of claims, such as use of examples, statistics used, etc., and d) any concessions and/or counterarguments (if the writer includes these). Ask yourself the following four questions in doing your analysis:

· 1) What kind of support (such as appeals to logic, emotion, and credibility) is given?

This article gives all of Jemma Purdey’s credible aspects at the beginning of the article. For example, “completed her PhD on anti-Chinese violence in Indonesia, 1996-1999, at the University of Melbourne. Her interests include representations of violence in Indonesia, human rights, and the legal position of ethnic Chinese in Indonesia today.” She uses ethical appeal when she says “ we should see our role as writers about violence as an 'effort to make others understand', in addition to understanding it ourselves (Taussig 2002:166)”. As a writer, one must know their res we should see our role as writers about violence as an 'effort to make others understand', in addition to understanding it ourselves (Taussig 2002:166) possibilities and what not to write.

· 2) How effective is this support given by the writer?

The support given Purdey gives is quite effective because she talks about multiple point of view. By doing this she can reach out to multiple audiences instead of narrowing it down to one age group.

· 3) How strong are any of the concessions/ counterarguments? If there aren't any, does that weaken the argument? Why?

There is many strong concessions about the write or wrong way to write about crime, specifically Indonesia. Even though “the Indonesian media are relatively inexperienced in reporting it, especially for cases related to religious, ethnic, or intergroup conflict”, victims are still expected to speak up about what happened to them so it can be reported to the public. In Indonesia, most of the time speaking up about what happened leads to harassment.

· 4) What is the overall impression of the article, favorable or unfavorable, and to whom? Why?

I find this article to be favorable because I’m interested in the subject of crime; how it’s reported is just another aspect for me to learn. Anyone who is interested in influence of the media or crime would find this article favorable as well.

3. Support your analysis by connecting examples and quotes from the course concepts (i.e., the readings) to your own analysis (in effect, your argument about the text's argument). Conclude with an overall evaluation of the effectiveness of the article and how it pertains to your research question.

This article uses all the aspects of a Toulmin argument and also has multiple sources with reliable evidence supporting her claim. “Most arguments contain common features: a claim (or claims); reasons for the claim; stated or unstated assumptions that underlie the argument (Toulmin calls these warrants); evidence such as facts, authoritative opinion, examples, and statistics; and qualifiers that limit the claim in some way”.

4. Integrate and cite sources, using MLA. Must have a Works Cited page with at least two sources (likely one of our textbooks and the article you're analyzing).

PURDEY, JEMMA. “Describing Kekerasan Some Observations on Writing about Violen.” Www-Jstor-Org.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu, www-jstor-org.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/stable/27868127?seq=3#metadata_info_tab_contents.

Lunsford, Andrea A.. EasyWriter (Kindle Locations 1156-1159). Bedford/St. Martin's. Kindle Edition.