Purpose and Tone

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Chapter 9

• Purpose and Tone

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Common Forms of Purpose

• To inform-to give information about a subject.
  The purpose is to explain or teach something to
  the readers.

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Common Forms of Purpose

• Persuade-to convince the reader to agree with the
  authors point of view on a subject. The purpose
  is to prove a point to readers.

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Common Forms of Purpose

• To entertain-to amuse and delight the purpose is
  to appeal to the readers senses and imagination.

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Inform, Persuade or Entertain

• 1. More than one-fourth of American children now
  live in single-parent families. __________
• 2. I read the obituaries every morning if I
  dont find my name, I get dressed and go to work.
  _________
• 3. Television networks should reduce the number
  of commercials shown during childrens programs.
  ______

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Words that Describe Tone

• Admiring
• Affectionate
• Angry
• Calming
• Conceited
• Defensive
• Humorous

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Commonly Used Tone

• Irony-a contrast between expectations and reality
  (often humorous)
• Sarcasm-a biting form of verbal irony
• Ex If the price tag on a shirt you like is
  double what youd expect, you might mutter, What
  a bargain.