Abstract:
This research aimed at making a comparative analysis of editorials that fit the inclusive criteria. Employing the descriptive qualitative research design, the study determined the type of the editorial and the obligatory structures present. Analysis and interpretation on the corpus of the study classified the materials as Editorial of Argumentation and the other Editorial of Criticism. Sample A used a more catchy two-word phrase to present the entirety of the arguments as contrast to sample B which used a simple and usual phrase to present the wholeness of the arguments. The arguments of Sample A cater to all three rhetorical appeals by using prominent experts to talk on the issue, citing the extensive dangers of the project and using figures and facts to enhance credibility. Sample A used all five obligatory structures namely : Headline, Background Information, Addressing an issue, Argumentation, and Articulating a position in comparison to the other editorial which used only three of the obligatory structures.
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