Ultimately, Armitage foregrounds her opinions through bolded, independent clause “You are not just a ball of neurochemicals.” This personalization and direct command to the reader reinforces that scientific explanations are not always correct. By concluding the text with a professional reference denoting that “people should not be ‘blinded by science,” Armitage conclusively denotes the intention of her piece; specifically, to persuade readers to adopt her personal opinion, thus giving the writer dominate power in the agent-patient relation.
Omission
As dictated by its genre, Armitage utilizes “selective omission,” (Jalbert, 1994) which permits her power to foreground her own ideas of the public issue whilst backgrounding the opinion of others.
Omission
As dictated by its genre, Armitage utilizes “selective omission,” (Jalbert, 1994) which permits her power to foreground her own ideas of the public issue whilst backgrounding the opinion of others.