This is a post that analyzes the various aspects of my genre.
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Examples of "Blog Articles"
- http://gizmodo.com/if-a-solar-plant-uses-natural-gas-is-it-still-green-1740719895
- http://www.zdnet.com/article/ios-9-1-better-but-still-broken/
- https://gigaom.com/2015/10/27/its-time-to-shake-up-the-enterprise-software-market/
- http://www.zdnet.com/article/tpp-isps-will-hand-over-copyright-infringer-details/
- http://mashable.com/2015/11/05/htc-apple-commercial/#MrHqiXF.GPqD
Social Context:
- Typical setting: This type of post is typically included on some sort of blog publishing website such as Gizmodo, which aggregates blogs that pertain to technology.
- Subject: The subject of the genre is very versatile and can cover just about everything because it is a blog, which tends to be good for whatever interests the blogger.
- Who uses it?: Almost anyone can use this genre because of what it can encompass, it is generally not used very academically though.
- When is it used: It is used usually when there is a subject of interest to a person, and blogs allow for anybody to put there opinion into text, but in my case it is more formal.
Rhetorical Patterns:
- What type of content is included/excluded: Generally, a blog is not a particularly research heavy medium, and its images usually are not data visuals but are typically used to simply give an idea of the subject and create an emotional connection.
- Appeals: Most blogs are generally skewed towards having an appeal to ethos as opposed to logos, but generally speaking it varies a lot based on the subject.
- The organization allows for a lot of variation, with the exception of having a title and image at the top, which is exceedingly common.
- Sentence styles: In comparison to many other genres, blogs are relatively informal and this is reflected in the sentences structure. It is generally not too high level language and it focuses on being relatively short and legible. As it is common to voice opinion there is a lot of emotion, and therefore it would be likely to find high amounts of exclamation points.
- Word choice: There is generally not too high level of word choice, and is often informal, but because of the variation of the genre, if it is a specialized blog it would not be uncommon to find jargon in a blog.
Analyze What those Patterns Reveal about the Social Context:
- Who does the genre include/exclude: This genre is unique in that it includes almost anyone with an opinion. However, it is not typically used as an academic source where a publication could be used.
- What roles does this encourage?: This encourages a symbiotic role that is not common in most publications, because there is a comment section that is often used for discussion that partakes between readers and writers.
- There are generally no values or beliefs that are assumed, aside from the demographic being younger than that of newspapers or other traditional forms of news such as television.
- The genre tends to treat emotional appeal more valuable because of the nature of the internet and blogs that attempts to appeal to the largest groups of people.
Reflection:
http://deweydecimatrix.blogspot.com/2015/11/analyzing-my-genre.html?showComment=1446777292553#c8846343527811186009
http://mlubniewski.blogspot.com/2015/11/analyzing-my-genre.html?showComment=1446776952074#c9110360453975680923
Reading the other blog posts was interesting specifically for their points on context, socially and more. Reading about context though I found it interesting that in one of them it was noted that context is not always necessary to an extent, which I actually agree with if you know your audience well enough.
I agree that the subject of a blog is very versatile. They can be used to write about literally anything. It is also very true that anyone with an opinion can write a blog. That can not be said about most genres. I would agree that most blogs are seen as informal but with the right subject matter a blog can have a formal tone.
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