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In the articles Batteries and Bulldust (article B) and Sunny future for solar power storage (article A) are opposing articles about battery-powered technology. Geoff Russell and Emma Hannigan use many persuasive techniques to argue their main ideas. Different techniques are used to observe the target audience, structure and purpose and language.

Geoff Russell and Emma Hannigan both express their opinions on the Tesla Powerwall battery in their articles, however they each have different opinions on being green and this is expressed in their article. In article A it is targeted at moderate people. This is shown through the tone, which is cool, calm and collected. As you read through the article the audience can observe that Hannigan uses many …show more content…

Hannigan uses quotes repeatedly in her article to convey that “energy need to be more sustainable” and the only way to do this if the whole nation uses battery power. Tom Nockolds from Community Power Agency states “…Communities would benefit greatly from advances in battery technology.” Battery power offers communities energy affordability, autonomy, independence and self-control. In comparison Russell uses repetition, hyperbole and rhetorical questions to covey that “Battery power is not as green as you think.” Russell argues that renewable energy can’t displace fossil fuels due to the problems of the intermittency of renewable energy and the difficulty of storing electrical energy and nuclear power is the way to go. In Batteries and Bulldust he constantly reminds the reader that cost is not the big reason that battery power is a bad idea. Russell uses hyperbole exaggerates his points and makes them appear bigger. He does this by using statistics, research findings and anecdotal evidence. He uses rhetorical questions “… Will half a million batteries make a dent in our electricity emissions?” to make the reader empathise with him and support the ideas he is stating. As well as engaging the audience and issuing this more deeply and accepting the author answer. These language features help enhance the effectiveness on the

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