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| the telling of a story, of an account, of an event or a series of events |
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| in the broadest sense of the word: any writing that relates to imaginative characters or occurances rather than recounting real ones |
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| presenting details of time, place, character, and social setting. It creates the world in which the story moves. It creates a vivid impression where a rich, comprehensive, deatiled scene is described |
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| gives information, explains, qualifies or defines. The writing teaches, reveals, informs, or ampliphies the reader's understanding through a carefully crafted mix of key points and critical support |
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| a coherrant argument with evidence building to a logical and relevant conclusion convincing the reader that a point of view is valid or to move the reader to a specific action. It is limited in scope and is debatable. |
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| where facts and evidence are presented logically to discover or reveal a truth. It goes beyond persuasion |
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