What is an "underlying message" in an aritcle? Im confused?

Question

i never heard that term before, could someone please explain it to me please.

Answer 1

When people write, they have a tendency to promote their own ideas and beliefs. The underlying message is their actual message.

A good example is in a political news article. You can usually tell if the reporter is a Democrat or Republican by how they write the article. If they are hard on the issue, such as a Conservative Republican writing about a pro-choice group's activism on abortion, the underlying message may likely be that abortion should be abolished and the writer does not support the group.

If you notice in the paragraph above, you can see my underlying message as well. I am pro-choice and that is noticeable by the sentence starting as, "If they are hard on the issue...".

In my source list you can see an article about how underlying messages get interpreted and affect the writing of others.

Take care,
Troy

Answer 2

An underlying message is kind of a fancy way of saying "the moral of the story is?" You read the entire article. You know what it is about but there is a hidden meaning to the story. Kind of like the kids story with the rabbit and the turtle. (if you've ever heard that one)

Answer 3

What is the point of the article? What is the article trying to tell you? Why was the article written?

Answering those questions will tell you the underlying message.

Answer 4

The message lying under!