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Tone expresses emotion through '''word choice''' and '''sentence structure.''' For a paper to have good tone it must have an effective | Tone expresses emotion through '''word choice''','''denotative and connotative meanings''' of words, and '''sentence structure.''' For a paper to have good tone it must have an effective manner of expression in writing. A writer must consider their audience and what words to choose to effectively express their point of view. An essay’s tone suggests the writer’s emotional involvement in the essay’s subject by projecting: | ||
* Anger | * Anger | ||
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* Outrage | * Outrage | ||
Tone helps to develop and maintain your assertion throughout your essay and is | Tone helps to develop and maintain your assertion throughout your essay and is important in the writing process. Consider the following examples: | ||
1.Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly delivered a verdict that favored | 1.Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly delivered a verdict that favored | ||
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2.Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s verdict amounts to little more than a slap on the wrist for the monopolist Microsoft. | 2.Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s verdict amounts to little more than a slap on the wrist for the monopolist Microsoft. | ||
The | The first example maintains an '''objective''' point of view by presenting only the information in a neutral way. This may prove as a weak approach .To effectively illistrate a point of view a writter should be assertive rather than neutral.The second example is effective in illistrateing the writers point of view. The second example is more effective writting because it uses an opinion, and the word “monopolist” which illistrates the writer’s feelings toward the verdict. | ||