In the book Writing: Texts, Processes and Practices, Vijay Bhatia (2008) states that genre comprises of four major elements. These elements “assign specific genres their essential generic identity” and are separated by “Generic Integrity,” “Discursive processes and genre,” …show more content…
For the sake of this paper the genre analysis will comprise of looking at one genre in particular for observable similarities and differences between three examples from one specific scientific journal. The genre of importance for this paper are scientific journal articles, which are a way for scientists to add to the current body of knowledge known, and usually take the form of Primary Research Articles. Many articles are published in scientific journals after being peer reviewed, meaning they meet scientific standards in quality, significance, and originality. The articles to be analyzed are from the journal, Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, which is published by Elsevier. The specific articles to be analyzed are “Chronic agomelatine and fluoxetine induce antidepressant-like effects in H/Rouen mice, a genetic mouse model for depression” by El Yacoubi et al., “Evidence that the anxiolytic-like effects of the beta3 receptor agonist Amibegron involve serotoninergic receptor activity” by Tanyeri et al., and “Benzyl alcohol increases voluntary ethanol drinking in rats” by T.J. Etelälhati and C.J.P. Eriksson. The purpose of this paper is to provide a thoughtful and in-depth analysis of the rhetorical features of a genre, specifically focusing on the structure, organization and format, as well the rhetorical persuasive appeals and style of scientific journal