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What is the primary purpose of using comparison and contrast in academic essays?
What is the primary purpose of using comparison and contrast in academic essays?
- To help the reader understand a complex topic by focusing on its smaller parts
- To provide new insights into how a topic could be viewed
- To show that one item is superior to another based on a set of evaluations (correct)
- To establish that a particular situation is a problem that needs solving
Which type of writing does the passage suggest is particularly powerful when the author can provide a cause/effect relationship that the reader wasn't expecting?
Which type of writing does the passage suggest is particularly powerful when the author can provide a cause/effect relationship that the reader wasn't expecting?
- Problem/Solution
- Comparison/Contrast
- Cause/Effect (correct)
- Narration
According to the passage, what is one of the challenges in problem/solution writing?
According to the passage, what is one of the challenges in problem/solution writing?
- Establishing that a particular situation is a problem (correct)
- Ensuring the reader understands the complex topic
- Providing a logical, practical solution
- Clearly identifying a problem
Which type of writing does the passage suggest is useful when an author has a unique way of dividing the concepts to provide new insight?
Which type of writing does the passage suggest is useful when an author has a unique way of dividing the concepts to provide new insight?
What does the passage suggest is a key purpose of using comparison and contrast in academic writing?
What does the passage suggest is a key purpose of using comparison and contrast in academic writing?
Which type of writing does the passage suggest is particularly powerful when the author can provide a cause/effect relationship that the reader wasn't expecting?
Which type of writing does the passage suggest is particularly powerful when the author can provide a cause/effect relationship that the reader wasn't expecting?
What is the primary purpose of narration?
What is the primary purpose of narration?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of effective description?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of effective description?
What is the primary purpose of exemplification?
What is the primary purpose of exemplification?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of effective definition?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of effective definition?
In what type of writing would process analysis be most commonly used?
In what type of writing would process analysis be most commonly used?
What is the primary purpose of classification/division?
What is the primary purpose of classification/division?
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