he political discourse surrounding climate change has consumed the public sphere for countless years
I know that I was struggling with being very blunt and forward with explaining that the discourse was an issue, I think that this author sets up their essay very well by clearly stating their issue, and beginning to talk about the different sides of the discourse.
Abed’s argument centers around the concept of social justice.
I like how this student does not directly state, "this author's values rely on (blank)", but maybe it is easier for the reader if it is said like so. What does everyone else think?
Delingpole incorporates this quote to impress upon readers the economic motivation behind big game hunting.
This is a very good example of what should be done in a discourse-analysis essay. The student should be analysis WHAT the author says about his own point of view by HOW he writes the essay, not so much analyzing how what the author wrote about. How the authors of the discourse-analysis write is just as important as what they write about.
about 2% of total emissions from human activity.
I agree that this is a very scary number, but I also think that this argument would be a bit more effective if it could somehow show how the emission of other industries is somewhat better than this