English Composition › Section Q · Image analysis › Topic Q.2

Analysing visuals and data in writing

Saying what an image or chart shows is only the start. A persuasive analysis turns careful description into a claim about what a visual means, what it is worth, or what should be done with it, and it checks whether the visual really proves what it seems to.

In this topic

  • From seeing to arguing
  • Three persuasive purposes
  • Defining the rhetorical situation
  • Introduction and topic sentences
  • Building body paragraphs
  • Worked example: a model body paragraph
  • Reading charts and data visuals
  • Worked example: a chart in an advert
  • Conclusion, peer review and revision
  • Common mistakes to avoid
  • Key takeaways

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