2. Writing expositions
Before writing expositions, we need
To conduct research on our topic and audience:
Expositions uses valid supporting materials
• Substantiate our claims in expositions with evidence and
examples AKA supporting materials.
• Comes from reliable resources, accurate and well-founded
Types of supporting materials depends on our purpose and
audience:
Facts
Statistics
Examples
Testimonies
Today we are going to focus our points on statistics.
3. Understanding the different types of supporting
materials
Statistics
Definition and
characteristics
Statistics are sets of
numbers which
represents facts or
measurements
4. Understanding the different types of supporting
materials
Type of
audience
it appeals
to
The information provided
is usually gathered from a
sizeable group of people
in an area and is therefore
representative of the
larger population.
5. Understanding the different types of supporting
materials
Other types
of
supporting
material it
may be
combined
with
Examples can be used in
combination with other
supporting materials to
convince the audience of
a point of view we wish
to present:
• Concrete examples
• Hypothetical examples
6. Understanding the different types of supporting
materials
Validity of When including
supporting statistics in our
material expositions, we should
ensure that they are
from reliable and
unbiased sources
7. Thank you very much for your kind attention and have a
nice day!
Marcus ;)
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