Assignment task: For this assignment, answer the following questions to examine how David Pierce uses language in "The Wired Guide to Drones" in relation to his article's purpose and audience.
Reminders:
Except for the words, phrases, or sentences quoted from the article as examples of language usage, your answers need to leave out sentence patterns and phrasing unique to Pierce's self-expression. Moreover, edit your writing to avoid fragment, comma splice, run-on, and subject-verb agreement errors. (please write 3-5 sentences for all the questions) , except for your two-part answer to the third question, which is worth ten marks.
Also, do not specify a particular word, phrase, or sentence to answer more than one question. In other words, when you answer a question analyzing how Pierce uses language based on an example of his phrasing, that same phrasing cannot be analyzed in your answer to another
Question:
Q1. How does the author use loaded language? In other words, explain how Pierce uses one specific word or phrase that has positive or negative associations, an emotional impact on his audience, and/or symbolic significance beyond the dictionary or literal interpretation of the word or phrase.
Q2. How does the author use language to represent his bias and/or tone? In other words, explain how Pierce uses one specific phrase or sentence to reveal how he takes a side without justification (his bias or prejudice) and/or his underlying attitude towards the topic (his tone).
Q3. a. How does the author use concrete and specific language? In other words, explain how Pierce uses phrasing in one specific sentence that does allow his readers to visualize what is explained as physically real or tangible.
b. How does the author use abstract and vague language? In other words, explain how Pierce uses phrasing in one specific sentence that does not allow his readers to visualize what is explained as physically real or tangible.
Q4. How does the author use unfamiliar language? In other words, explain how Pierce uses one specific word or phrase that does not have a recognizable meaning for his audience to understand.
Q5. How does the author use imprecise and unclear language? In other words, explain how Pierce uses one specific word or phrase with multiple interpretations instead of one meaning that is understood in the same way by Pierce and his audience.