Tone, minus the opinions
"[The readers] will be the more readily persuaded the less you
resort to emotive words, small injections of opinion, knowing winks and
lopsided selection of details" (Cappon 55).
It is strange to analyze tone since it is something that comes naturally while writing. Since tone does come naturally, it would be easy to include certain opinions through word choice without realizing their impact. I guess in order to avoid this, several other people should proof the article to be sure it is not including opinionated hints. Nobody wants to read an article with someone else's interjections, unless it is an opinion column.
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It is strange to analyze tone since it is something that comes naturally while writing. Since tone does come naturally, it would be easy to include certain opinions through word choice without realizing their impact. I guess in order to avoid this, several other people should proof the article to be sure it is not including opinionated hints. Nobody wants to read an article with someone else's interjections, unless it is an opinion column.
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Dianna Griffin on Tone, minus the opinions: I kind of blogged about this i
I kind of blogged about this in an earlier chapter. It is difficult to write something without using your opinion. Remaining unbiased in any situation is one of the hardest things to do. I compared this to being a teacher. When you teach, you have to keep your opinion to yourself. However, isn't your opinion what makes you, you? I feel like a completely different person when I am forced to keep my opinion at bay.
Sometimes it seems like completely hiding your opinion or bias is impossible. And you're right, an opinion does influence who a person is and what their views are in one way or another. It is definitely difficult to keep our opinions out of the tone of our writing.