- platform: The Conversation, non-official and non-profit platform, ‘independent news organization dedicated to unlocking the knowledge of experts for the public good.’ from US
- author: experts(Peter Yongqi Gu and Stephen Dobson)
- type: opinion piece, counter a false argument, and present a new one
- audience: scholars and people interested in education, or specifically Chinese education
- purpose: clarify and eliminate hoax of misunderstandning of the Chinese education; encourage to learn some charisteristics from the Chinese education.
- context: 2024, tension between US and China -> gain more attention of the readers
devices used:
(Ethos) - Direct quote from experts and famous people to effectively counter the false perception opinion
(Logos) - Compare and Contrast: - Contrast between public false perception of Chinese student and their real performance. ‘Chinese learners achieve remarkable success levels compared to their Western – or non-Confucian-heritage – counterparts.’ - Compare - analysis from history context: briefly introduced the education development in ancient China -> illustrate how ‘cultural drive for educational excellence’ affect the Chinese Stds success - direct use of Chinese idiom: clearly present the idea, authenticated and professional - Giving example: calligraphy education in China; how Gaokao gives students nessassary skill in society -> clearly show the 2 main ideas of Chinese education
Language feature: - Links provided from experts, famous people, researches and classics to support, embedding of links to social media to support claim - objective diction