Being able to properly convey ideas in a clear and precise way is critical. It lessens the chances of the audience of ignoring the main message. Whether it be writing an essay or making laboratory reports, it will be a recurrent requirement in daily life.
In order to fulfill this necessity, one needs to master the basic writing fundamentals. This includes summarizing, paraphrasing, synthesizing, etc. It is common for these concepts to be confused with one another, causing pandemonium in an otherwise simple expression. They may seem similar on paper, but they serve completely different purposes. For instance, synthesizing is about combining elements of several sources to support a main point. On the other hand, paraphrasing is using different …show more content…
For example, synthesizing has two fundamental parts to it: its organic nature and its mechanical nature. The organic nature is that each part performs an integral task to the whole. In synthesizing, this would be the combination of multiple sources. By using each source individually, they serve a crucial part in supporting the main point. Without one another, there would be a lack in foundation, which would weaken the main point overall. Correspondingly, the mechanical nature functions that the whole is made up of parts unrelated to one another. This connects to the multiple sources as well. Although it’s important to have sources to support the main point, sources of similar nature will seem redundant and inadequate to the main point. Perhaps, one needs to support a point about helping the homeless. One can use a source of a man’s story of how he became homeless because of bankruptcy. It can be used as a strong emotional connection to the audience, prying off their sense of pity and compassion. Nonetheless, if one use another source detailing a similar story, the pathos is reduced due to the repetitive nature. It degrades the emotional attachment for the audience as they keep seeing similar scenarios over and over. One needs to keep it “fresh” and use different poignant triggers like homeless puppies. As long as the sources are independent and supportive to the main point, it will be considered mechanical in
In order to fulfill this necessity, one needs to master the basic writing fundamentals. This includes summarizing, paraphrasing, synthesizing, etc. It is common for these concepts to be confused with one another, causing pandemonium in an otherwise simple expression. They may seem similar on paper, but they serve completely different purposes. For instance, synthesizing is about combining elements of several sources to support a main point. On the other hand, paraphrasing is using different …show more content…
For example, synthesizing has two fundamental parts to it: its organic nature and its mechanical nature. The organic nature is that each part performs an integral task to the whole. In synthesizing, this would be the combination of multiple sources. By using each source individually, they serve a crucial part in supporting the main point. Without one another, there would be a lack in foundation, which would weaken the main point overall. Correspondingly, the mechanical nature functions that the whole is made up of parts unrelated to one another. This connects to the multiple sources as well. Although it’s important to have sources to support the main point, sources of similar nature will seem redundant and inadequate to the main point. Perhaps, one needs to support a point about helping the homeless. One can use a source of a man’s story of how he became homeless because of bankruptcy. It can be used as a strong emotional connection to the audience, prying off their sense of pity and compassion. Nonetheless, if one use another source detailing a similar story, the pathos is reduced due to the repetitive nature. It degrades the emotional attachment for the audience as they keep seeing similar scenarios over and over. One needs to keep it “fresh” and use different poignant triggers like homeless puppies. As long as the sources are independent and supportive to the main point, it will be considered mechanical in