Opinion News Articles
English Language: KS3, topic 5.1.5
Opinion News Articles
Opinion news articles present the writer’s perspective (point of view).
Rhetorical methods
- Opinion news articles often include rhetorical (persuasive) methods.
- Opinion news articles often include a strong tone to highlight the writer’s thoughts and feelings on a particular topic.
Facts
- When reading news articles, it is important to be able to tell between what is a fact and what is an opinion.
- A fact can be proven to be correct, such as a statistic or research.
Opinions
- An opinion is a thought or belief that a person has that cannot be proved.
- Opinions don’t always have to begin with phrases like ‘I think…’ or ‘I feel…’.
- Sometimes opinions may be less obvious.
- Opinion articles are usually ‘biased’ (one-sided) because the writer will often only express their personal opinion and not provide the other point of view.
Biased
- Opinion articles are usually ‘biased’ (one-sided).
- Biased means that the writer only expresses their personal opinion and does not provide the other point of view.
Test yourself on Opinion News Articles
Which articles include the writer’s perspective and rhetorical methods?