Identifying Structural Elements and Language Features in Argumentative Texts

Language Features in Argumentative Texts

• Modality is commonly used to express attitudes in an argumentative text, as it allows the writer to convey degrees of possibility, necessity, and obligation.

Connectives in Argumentative Texts

• Connectives like 'therefore', 'on the other hand', and 'however' are used to indicate the relationship between clauses or ideas, showing the reader how the writer's arguments are structured.

Types of Claims

• Value claims deal with what should or should not be done, and often rely on the writer's values or beliefs.

Evaluative Language

• Evaluative language, including words with positive or negative connotations, is used to express the writer's attitude or opinion in an argumentative text.

Rhetorical Questions

• Rhetorical questions are used to engage the reader, encourage them to think critically, or to make a point in a more persuasive way, often without expecting a direct answer.