rhetorical+modes

**Definition:**
This flexible term describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing. The four most common rhetorical modes and their purposes are as follows: These four writing modes are sometimes referred to as modes of discourse.
 * 1) The purpose of //exposition// (or expository writing) is to explain and analyze information by presenting and idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion. The AP language exam essay questions are frequently set up as expository topics.
 * 2) The purpose of //argumentation// is to prove the validity of an idea, or point of view, by presenting sound reasoning, discussion, and argument that thoroughly convince the reader. //Persuasive// writing is a type of argumentation having the additional aim of urging some form of action.
 * 3) The purpose of //description// is to re-create, invent, or visually present a person, place, event, or action so that the reader can picture that being described. Sometimes an author engages all five senses in description; good descriptive writing can be sensuous and picturesque. Descriptive may be straightforward and objective or highly emotional and subjective.
 * 4) The purpose of //narration// is to tell a story or narrate an event or series of events. This writing mode frequently uses the tools of descriptive writing.

**Examples:**
Exposition: Argumentation: Description: Narrative: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_modes#Examples_of_exposition_writing
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 * Critical review
 * Editorials
 * Job application letter
 * Poetry
 * Journal writing
 * Diary entry
 * Autobiography
 * Short Stories
 * Oral histories

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