An Analysis of Genres Three genres of writing were chosen to be analyzed on the criteria of style. The first genre of writing chosen for analysis was a scholarly article, “Animal Experimentation: An Overview” by Sally Driscoll and Laura Finley. This article has an overall length of 1742 words within 23 paragraphs. Each paragraph has an average of 4 sentences, and the sentences have an average of 25 words per sentence. The word choice of this article is formal and scientific. In the article, words like “speciesism” and “vivisection” are used to explain different aspects of animal testing. However, this article formally gives a definition of these words and other scientific words after their usage. Also, this article has a formal relationship with the reader. This article contains quotes, facts, and definitions to create a formal tone with its audience. Because this article is a formal piece of work, it does not contain any graphics or images. …show more content…
This article has an overall length of 134 words within 3 paragraphs. Each paragraph has an average of 2 sentences, and the sentences have an average of 16 words per sentence. The word choice of this article is informal. In this article, phrases like “I felt” and “I also rationalized” are used to express the author’s own personal feelings on the matters of animal experimentation and create an informal tone. From this informal word choice, this article forms a direct and emotional relationship with the reader. The author’s descriptions of his emotions help the reader understand his stance on animal experimentation, and allow the readers to connect with him personally. Even though this article is located in a newspaper, it does not have any images or graphics because it was submitted as a letter to the