1. Attitude/Affect 7

Text Analysis Exercise

I've provided a text below and invite you to identify instances of authorial Affect and non-authorial Affect . I've firstly set out the text in its entirety for a quick read through and then broken it down into manageable chunks for the purposes of analysis. After each chunk, I've provided my analysis of Affect values. I invite you to have a go at analysing each chunk then comparing your analysis with what I came up with. Once you've completed the analysis, you might consider how this could assist you in exploring the following types of question.

• Are there instances where non-authorial Affect is not consistent with the overall evaluative purposes of the text (for example, a negative emotional reaction at odds with the position of the text as a whole) If so, how do these function within the text?
• How does the writer use Affect to position us attitudinally with respect to Eminem and with respect to Eminem's supporters/fans? Do you see her use of Affect as rhetorically effective or coherent?
• How does the text's use of Affect position the reader attitudinally with respect to the writer. Is this positioning consistent and rhetorically effective.

• To what degree is the non-authorial Affect consistent or inconsistent with the overall evaluative purposes of the text?

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