Also, both articles have pictures of the animals that are being tested on; this is so the reader knows what types of animals are being tested on and how they are tested on. The way the text says that two thirds of the animals will not receive any anaesthetic drug and its more like a “medieval torture chamber” the way the animals are killed, gives the reader an image of the animals being tortured and the animals in immense amounts of pain will most probably make the reader fell sorry for the animals, which is the purpose of the articles.
The audience for this particular text is also for adults and young adults because young children tend to like animals and don’t really want to know about them being tortured etc.
The language and style of both articles the headings of each paragraph as questions or as a statement. This is so the questions that are most frequently asked about animal testing are answered or that a subject of animal testing is talked about in the paragraph. Also both articles have some long complicated words and phrases that would show that the articles aren’t really for children like I mentioned before. Over exaggerated words appear in both articles make the reader feel more and more sorry for the animals and once again try to make the reader take some action against animal testing.
Both articles try and make the reader of the article go against animal testing by using pictures of animals being tested on and pictures of animals gazing straight at the reader looking weak and innocent to make the reader show sympathy for the animals which is just what the article is aimed to do. Facts are another thing that the articles contain. This is so the reader knows how many animals are killed and tested on exactly. Strong words such as “tormented” and strong sentences like “animals were used in experiments” are aimed to make the reader get an image of the animals being tortured and tested on and killed for nothing. These words and phrases are also set out to shock the reader by using strong words. Both articles would make the reader show sympathy for the animals and possibly make the reader go against animal testing all together because of the strong words that have been used in the text and the choice of pictures that have been used.
The goal for the first article is to make the reader go against animal testing and to give the reader facts and information about animal testing and using strong words trying to persuade the reader to go against animal testing, and using phrases like “medieval torture chamber” which make the reader feel shocked and making images of the animals being tortured etc will persuade the reader to go against animal testing. They’ve also used a good choice of pictures that will make the reader show sympathy for the animals, and they’ve done just that by giving out facts and information about animal testing and using strong phrases etc.
On the second article it talks about the rights and wrongs of animal testing. This is more factual and sets out an aim to tell the reader facts and that’s exactly what they do so they’ve successfully completed their aim, which is to tell the reader facts about the rights and wrongs of animal testing.
The pictures that have been put on both articles are effective because they’ve only put pictures on of animals looking helpless and innocent which will make the reader show sympathy for the animals and go against animal testing.
