Models of Reasoning in Modern Media Texts

Section: Modern Journalism: Subjects and Issues

The author analyzes the concept of «reasoning in journalism.» It also examines the basic model of argumentation in modern media texts, representing opinion journalism, analytical, investigative journalism. We investigate the conditions of efficiency of the argument used in media texts.

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