Analysis

Outlining can be a form of analysis.

True

Read the following analytic thesis statement and determine which answer below best addresses the problem with it: Maybelline's new ad campaign features beautiful models in fun situations because the company wants to distract people from the fact that it still tests products on animals.

{The claim doesnt address the "why"}

Luella is given the following assignment prompt: Write an essay in which you analyze a celebrity's Twitter feed to reveal the persona that celebrity (or his or her PR team) is trying to construct. How do the tweets create an identity for that celebrity? What is that identity? Why would that particular celebrity try to construct that particular identity? What advantages would that have for him/her? Which type of analysis best fits this assignment?

All of these

Fran Crowley needs to analyze the following process: What is the first thing she should do in drafting her process analysis?

Describe the process of tortilla baking from beginning to end

It is a good idea to use all possible evidence you can find in support of a point when writing an analysis.

False

Which of the following is a definition of analysis?

The ability to connect pieces of information as the basis for generalization, explanation, or interpretation

Read the following analytic thesis statement and determine what is missing that could improve it: The latest ad campaign from McDonald's incorporates throwbacks to previous decades such as images of drive-ins as part of an effort to appeal to more senior citizens.

The thesis statement is missing the "so what"

An assignment that asks you to explain why something is important is asking for analysis.

True

Analysis should be undertaken with an open mind.

True

To avoid the criticism that an analytic interpretation is "mere speculation," an analyst should:

offer a variety of evidence

Each of the following may be a barrier to analysis except:

analysis may facilitate deeper understanding

Vinton Harper needs to analyze the following advertisement as part of his critical analysis assignment: He plans to spend most of the paper writing about the history of the temperance movement. Is this a sound approach?

No. A critical analysis of an article should focus mostly on the artifact itself and use external context only as support

Read over the following scenario and then determine what is the best approach for the student: Philip is taking a Writing class, and he has been assigned an analysis essay on looking into if a system to pay college athletes is possible across the country. Philip's brother Jackson is a year older than he and plays football for the university. Jackson doesn't have time to work due to his commitments to academics and sports, and Philip knows that his brother has had to borrow money from their uncle to keep up with bills and to afford his car. The writing assignment requires objective research and a minimum of four expert sources. What is Philip's best next step?

Philip should step back and do some objective research on how the issue is viewed nationwide, and then he can weigh how his own knowledge of the issue fits into the current discussion

Which type of analysis would be appropriate for the following assignment description? For this assignment, you will immerse yourself in The New York Times Opinion section, reading multiple contributors and ultimately choosing an Op-Ed that appeals to you. You will then analyze a variety of author choices presented in both the content and the visuals of the Op-Ed. The author's choices could include context, purpose, audience, tone, diction, syntax, and use ethos, pathos, and logos.

Rhetorical Analysis

Alberta Meechum needs to write a visual analysis of the following poster, but she does not read Russian. What could she do?

She could focus on the colors and the symbolism of the broken chains to draft a preliminary analysis

Which of the following best describes how evidence should function in an analytic writing?

Writers should be selective, not including all possible evidence just because it relates to the main claim

Which type of analysis focuses on a specific artifact?

critical analysis

Which of the following is not good advice to follow when formulating an analytic thesis?

decide on a main claim and stick to it exactly throughout your drafting process

The task of the analyst is to:

offer a well-supported interpretation with the aim of convincing the reader that the interpretation is plausible, rather than invincible

Which type of analysis focuses on the way authors or speakers communicate their message?

rhetorical analysis

Each of the following verbs may denote analysis except:

state

Which of the following is a question you normally don't need to address when formulating an analytic thesis statement?

{So what?}