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Aubrie Arnold
Professor Kinley
RWS 1302
5 February 2015
Genre Analysis Outline
Part One
Genre 1:
Motives for Facebook use and expressing true self on the Internet. Title
(Academic Journal)Genre type
Genre Citation Below and URL:
Tosun, Leman Pnar. "Motives For Facebook Use And Expressing True Self On The
Internet." Computers In Human Behavior 28.4 (2012): 1510-1517. Academic Search
Complete. Web. 4 Feb. 2015.
http://0-web.b.ebscohost.com.lib.utep.edu/ehost/detail/detail?sid=5323e893-f3f041e1-88260731b6733984%40sessionmgr110&vid=20&hid=124&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl
2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=a9h&AN=74662187
Genre 2:
What I see Title

(Magazine) Genre Type

Genre Citation Below and URL:

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Hartley-Brewez, Elizabeth. "What I See." Scholastic Parent & Child 15.6 (2008): 78-79.
Academic Search Complete. Web. 4 Feb. 2015.
http://0-web.b.ebscohost.com.lib.utep.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=25&sid=5323e893f3f0-41e1-88260731b6733984%40sessionmgr110&hid=124&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY2
9wZT1zaXRl#db=a9h&AN=31818179
1. My desired topic of inquiry asks the readers How do outside influences, effect
young adults self-perception?
2. The Genres listed above have specifically been chosen due to their information
regarding examples of outside influences, and provides relevant knowledge
concerning my topic inquiry.
3. Genre one communicates an example using Facebook; a social media sight, as a
way to substitute an instance where outside influences are impacting the younger
generation. Genre two converses how young adults see social media,
advertisements, and many more applicable means as to how self-perception is
perceived and how it affects you and those around you.
Part 2
Genre 1
In Genre one, the intended Audience is primarily focused on young adults, and
discourses information to scholarly readers. Scholarly readers know that outside
influences, such as Facebook in this case, are affecting younger generations in such a
way that it causes self-perception in a negative manner. Although scholarly readers
grasp the concept that social media is a prime reason for affecting younger generations,

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the readers intent is to uncover the origin behind the self-perception that young adults
receive while being fed mistaken information though the social media. The genre uses
statistical information that is short and to the point. Quickly describing the effects on
the younger generation through a media sight named Facebook, this genre takes
approximately thirty minutes to an hour to review if analyzed correctly.
The purpose behind the academic journal is to express motives for Facebook use
and expressing ones true self on the internet based off of statistical data accumulated
through one hundred and forty three university students. The information presented is
formal language using particular vocabulary such as young adults, true self, social, and
motives endorsed. Concluding the sole purpose of this genre, the passage is very
presentable with Times New Roman black ink text with 12 pt. font with absolute use of
rhetoric writing completely excluding use of visuals.
Genre 2
In Genre two, the intended audience is teens who struggle with self-perception
issues and discourses information to parents struggling to promote healthy life styles to
teens that thrive on encouragement from outside influences. Parents already understand
that teenagers or young adults will always hit a time in their lives when discouragement
is at its greatest. Although the parents are knowledgeable of the situation at hand, they
would much rather seek information as to how to promote healthy living styles against
peer pressure and other outside influences. Parents want to protect younger adults and
help guide them into the right direction. Depending on how serious a parent perceives to
be regarding issues like this, will depend on how much time is taken to fully examine
this genre.

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Ultimately a solemn parent would take this information and use it until their teen
has completely understood what a healthy life style should be. The purpose behind this
genre is to promote a positive body image among teenagers in the U.S. and gives a better
understanding to parents that seek information regarding how to recognize their teens
struggling time. The magazine article is instructive to parents particularly interested in
finding solutions to fix negative discouragement and promote healthy life styles. The
genres language is very formal and used specific words such as issues about body
image, puberty, focusing, counter negative self-talk, diets and many other descriptive
words describing body or self-perception issues. Lastly the genre presents itself with no
visuals strictly rhetoric writing with 12 pt. font in Times New Roman black ink text just
like Genre one.
Rhetorical Issues: Ethos, Pathos, Logos:
Genre 1
The genre establishes a credibility with the audience by interacting with young
adults in a university setting. Getting down to a personal level by asking young adults
about their true self. The genre took young adults personal opinions and emotions
regarding a social media sight named Facebook. The audience expressed their feelings
towards the true meaning of this social media sight by explaining that Facebook
generally is the new face of socialization in which promotes an unhealthy response to
living a happy and healthy life. Evidence that helps promote the genres information is
uncovered through the students surveys as a primary source of knowledge to help the
genre have reliable information based off young adults themselves.

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Genre 2
The genre attempts to establish a credibility with the audience by speaking
directly to a parental figure in which faces a challenge with a young adult or teen that is
experiencing self-perception issues. The genre gets right to the point explaining signs of
self-image issues, the origin of knowledge, and how to help young adults or teens
experiencing these types of issues. The emotions that the genre is attempting to evoke
from the audience is the concept of self-image issues, or self-perception issues by taking
accountability to the idea that scientist have performed test in order to classify the signs
of puberty, emotions towards body image issues, personalities, and a healthy life. The
magazine article does not exactly proclaim any sort of evidence to the authors
justification, but is balanced with scientific studies to help support the claim.
Structure and Delivery:
Genre 1
The Information in this genre, is organized to convey a message about a social
media sight with statistics to support the claim that young adults present their true
selfs and shows the realistic reasoning for Facebook through a survey taken by one
hundred and forty three students. This particular genre does not have limitations and
has more freedom to express opinions from primary users of Facebook. The structure of
the genre is quite small but facilitates its message starting with statistics to support a
claim, leading into the reasoning behind why students chose the types of answers for a
specific social media sight, but gets the point right across.
Genre 2

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The information in this genre is organized by starting with examples of issues

about body image, preparing for puberty, and how you can help block the outside
influences from young adults in which conveys a message to parents. In this specific
genre there are limitations as to what the genre may offer due to the fact that the
discourse community reading this would not find the article appropriate. The structure
takes the readers through steps, reasons and justifications as to what you could do by
following the flow of the article. The flow began with what a parent would see first and
in the end facilitated a purpose to solve the issue.