Diction
In the article "Pay Up", David Gilbert uses a simple sentence structure combined with polysyllabic words in order to form his point about the UK's negotiations on the Brexit. Gilbert uses words like preposterous to appeal to emotion of the audience, influencing them to feel a certain way, making the accusations of this "Divorce Bill" seem unheard of and unreasonable to even think about. This 100 Billion Euro "Divorce bill" was responded to by the Gilbert writing " Such figures have been dismissed by British lawmakers as preposterous."
The author's use of phrases such as "Hopes for a smooth Brexit are fading" gives the audience a feeling of worry which is exactly what the writer is trying to do. Another thing the author said to give this feeling was "the EU will seek to define the methodology of financial settlement, rather than come up with a definitive figure" This gives some insight to how the writer feels about the topic. It sounds like he is very critical on the matter because his use of "rather than" gives the judgmental and cynical feeling. |