What adjectives does the author use that suggests a critical tone?
"plunged" and tragedy"
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What connotations does "plunged" and "tragedy" have?
Connotations of danger/establishes there was a sense of danger in the farce
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What does the connotations of danger in plunged/tragedy imply/suggest?
Contradicts the narrative of “boys”w/connotations (ignorance ) disconnecting the men from accountability. the element of danger of “p/t” contrasts their childishness with perhaps a maturity they should have as explorers constantly exposed to it
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UNDERLYING MESSAGE
Under the mockery perhaps there is a tone of disappointment/frustration as the author is actually holding the men to a standard of “explorers” however they act as if they were “boys”
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Why is the author perhaps disappointed /frustrated at the men?
They should be sensible and perhaps even be matured by their explorations but they choose to behave like boys in a profession where recklessness/childishness can lead to death/tragedy /author is ultimately arguing they can’t afford to be childish
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How does the author utilise the rule of 3?
"Royal navy,the RAF,The British coast guard" the listing emphasises teh resources exhausted/wasted
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How does the writer use "ambiguity" to evoke anger?
"tens of thousands" the ambiguity influences readers to perhaps inflate the numbers in their heads to numbers that perhaps wouldn't warrant extreme outrage
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CREDIBILITY
TIME CLAUSES (informative/reliable) TECHNICAL LANGUAGE /JARGON"has a single engine/STATISTICS "HMS endurance.."
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ETHOS
"EXPERTS QUESTIONED"-Gives author credibility contrasts w/ lack of credibility associated with the men"boys"
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What connotations does "plunged" and "tragedy" have?
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Connotations of danger/establishes there was a sense of danger in the farce
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What does the connotations of danger in plunged/tragedy imply/suggest?
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UNDERLYING MESSAGE
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Why is the author perhaps disappointed /frustrated at the men?
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