2. A.WHAT IS TECHNICAL WRITING ??
 Technical writing is writing that is done for
the purpose of educating, informing or
directing someone on how to do something.
 It is often very detail-oriented and usually
involves writing within fields where some
advanced knowledge is required.

3. A.1. Spectrum of technical writing

4. A.2. Attributes of technical writing
TECHNICAL
WRITING
IMPERSONAL
CONSICE
DIRECTED
ARCHIVAL
CITES
OTHERS
CONTRIBUT
-ION
SPECIFIC
STYLE &
FORMAT
PERTAINS
TO
TECHNICAL
SUBJECT

5. B. WHAT IS GENERAL WRITING ??
 General writing is a form of writing that is
done for the purpose of expressing thoughts,
emotions, personal experiences of the author.

6. COMPARISON
TECHNICAL
WRITING
GENERAL WRITING
CONTENT
FACTUAL & STRAIGHT-
FORWARD
IMAGINATIVE,
STYLE
STANDARD
STRUCTURED FORMAT
INFORMAL, ARTISTIC
NON-STRUCTURED
FORMAT
PURPOSE
TO INFORM &
PERSUADE
TO ENTERTAIN &
CAPTIVATE
TONE OBJECTIVE SUBJECTIVE
VOICE USED USES 3RD PERSON USES 1ST PERSON
VOCABULARY REQD. SPECIALISED EVOCATIVE
AUDIENCE AVAILABLE SPECIFIC GENRAL
ARCHIVABILITY ARCHIVAL NON-ARCHIVAL

7. SIMILARITY
 Both writings are used for engaging the
reader.
 Both writings must be free from grammatical
errors.

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