The editorial diagrammed below appeared in The New York Times of Dec. 9, 1998, Page A28, under the headline "The Election Commissioners' Duty."
Discourse topic = illegal fund-raising by Dole and Clinton 1. Federal Election Commission 2. both candidates [ref=Clinton and Dole] 3. both [ref=Clinton and Dole] 4. the party 5. ambiguity 6. explicit language 7. the Democratic ads 8. Mr. Clinton 9. they [the federal election commissioners] 10. the laws Summary of Analysis No. 1 Publication = Times T-units = 10 Parallel progressions = 1 Extended parallel progressions = 1 Sequential progressions = 8 s-prog ratio = 9/10 p-prog ratio = 1/10 Percent s-prog = 90% Percent p-prog = 10%Example Analysis 2
The editorial diagrammed below appeared in The New York Times of Dec. 15, 1998, Page A26, under the headline "Mr. Vacco Confronts Reality."
Discourse topic = attorney general Vacco's fight to prevent certification of challenger 1. New York State's Attorney General, Dennis Vacco 2. his fight 3. quest ... (derivative) 4. Governor Pataki 5. he [ref=Pataki] 6. Mr. Vacco 7. Mr. Spitzer 8. he [ref=Spitzer] 9. he Summary of Analysis No. 2 Publication = Times T-units = 9 Parallel progressions = 3 Extended parallel progressions = 1 Sequential progressions = 5 s-prog ratio = 5/9 p-prog ratio = 3/9 Percent s-prog = 55% Percent p-prog = 33%Example Analysis 3
The editorial diagrammed below appeared in The New York Times of Dec. 14, 1998, Page A30, under the headline "The Science of Silicone Implants."
Discourse topic = use of scientific evidence in silicone implant disease litigation 1. scientific evidence 2. Federal Judge Sam Pointer Jr. 3. his approach 4. that strategy 5. lawyers from both sides 6. the findings 7. thousands of cases 8. Dow Corning Corp. and representatives 9. both sides 10. the new report 11. the panel's findings 12. A National Cancer Institute study 13. Results from that study 14. A panel 15. the report from Judge Pointer's panel 16. other scientists Summary of Analysis No. 3 Publication = Times T-units = 16 Parallel progressions = 3 Extended parallel progressions = 2 Sequential progressions = 11 s-prog ratio = 11/16 p-prog ratio = 3/16 Percent s-prog = 68% Percent p-prog = 18%
There are 12 more examples of diagrammed newspaper editorials in the following paper:
Topical Structure Analysis of Accomplished English Prose
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Abstract: Topical Structure Analysis of Newspaper Editorials
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