Writing Style Analysis

In literature there are many different genres of writing. Each genre represents a different writing style. When researching topics and writing essays it is important to follow the required format. There are three most common genres in English. The first one is Arts and Humanities and it follows the Modern Language Association (MLA) format. The next one is the Social Sciences and it uses American Psychological Association (APA) format. The last one is the Council of Science Editors (CSE) writing style and it is used for the Sciences. Throughout the semester we covered all three writing genres MLA, APA, and CSE, and they all follow a different format that compare and contrast with one another.
The first writing style is MLA format, which is most commonly used in the Arts and Humanities. Subjects such as the arts, English, philosophy and music all fall under Arts and Humanities. The humanities focus on the creative expression that revolves around the human condition. MLA is the most common writing style in English literature. Most of the papers written in college follow MLA format. The use of MLA format can protect those from plagiarism when writing. It is personally the easiest writing style. …show more content…
The social sciences are psychology, sociology, anthropology, social work and criminal justice. APA and MLA format differ when it comes to citing specific sources for a paper. APA provides an abstract, annotated bibliography and a references page, compared to MLA, which uses a works cited page with all sources following that format. It is common to find facts, and statistics and data in scholarly articles using APA. Both Humanities and Social Sciences focus on the principle of human beings. Subjects like history fall in between Humanities and Social Sciences and depending on the requirements can use MLA or APA