handout 2

I have to admit it... I'm still not so sure about what I'm going to talk about in my final thesis. I'm still waiting for a divine intervention, a good inspiration! ;-)
at the moment the best idea that came to my mind is doing something about the economic crisis. it was really hard to find some interesting articles about this topic, even though it is a present world problem. the reason of this lack of material may be because of the difficulty of dealing with this topic. maybe in some month time there will be more. I really hope so, otherwise I'll change my topic.

· Does it follow the hourglass structure?
- the article isn't actually written with a hourglass structure. it is more correct to say that it starts with a general description of the topic, then it goes on discussing different topics divided into different sections.
· Is there a logical flow of ideas? Give reasons, and examples, for your answers.
- yes, the article follows a logical order. it starts with the descriptions of different economic models and its risks, then in the following section it describes the wrong assumptions about these models. The last two sections before the conclusion underline the importance of data, since economics is like a circle, everything returns like a loop.
· Is the text cohesive? What is done to make it cohesive? Provide examples.
- yes. there is a great number of "linking words" which help to make the text fluent. the sentence are not there alone, but connected with words such as "moreover", "after all" and so on.
· Is the writing clear or complex? Again, provide examples.
- eh eh... it depends! I'd say complex, since the article is written in a language specific for this kind of topic! (external consistency, conceptual reductionism...)
· Who is the text’s assumed audience? What indications of this do you have? How does
this influence how the text is written?
- the assumed audience is made of people that in a certain way are expert in economics, and that it is indicated by the technical language of the article. this style used makes the article slightly difficult to understand completely.