Question

Hello everyone, I need help with questions about an article I selected (attached below) from the weekly science magazine New Scientist.

And here are those questions:
- What is the main thesis of the article?
- How is the article organized? (in a chronological way or a different one?)
- What type of text is it? Why do you think so? (Is it an opinion essay, is it a persuasive essay, informative, instructional, a complaint letter, etc.)
- What are the key points mentioned in the article?
- Do you agree with the author's viewpoint? Do you feel convinced? Why yes/no?
- Vocabulary and grammar structures (make a list of useful/new vocabulary and structures)

Answer 1

• The article's main thesis is about a science fiction exhibition at London’s Science Museum titled Voyage to the edge of imagination ALANN, which tries to answer how sci-fi affects our daily lives through storytelling.

• The article is organized in spatial order, i.e. it tries to walk us through the experience of visiting the exhibition by describing its elements through senses, albeit critically at times.

• It is an opinion essay where the writer has reviewed the exhibition and its various parts through their lens. Some information is provided in bits and pieces, but for the most part it is based on the writer’s opinion.

• Key points of the article include

1. A brief introduction to ALANN ( Algorithmic Artificial Neural Network)
2. Arrangement of the gallery and budget
3. Critical analysis of various elements of the exhibition

• I agree with the article, it is a well-rounded one. There are valid critical points, like the storytelling in the exhibition is given more importance than practicality, lack of good props, the plagiarism dig, but the article has hopeful notes sprinkled all over by going on to state that sci-fi can be applied to real lives to make it better. The fact that so many novel technological advancements stem from writers imagining and redefining possibilities, is a testament to that fact.

• Vocabulary: Fillips, Jeopardy, Bemused, Xenomorph, Disconcerting, Plagiarism, Credence, Sneer

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