Main Idea & Details

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Ways authors clarify main ideas?

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by using nonspecific terms to explain the main idea

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Most important info a speaker communicates?

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main idea

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Words or phrases that elaborate on the central idea.

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supporting details

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Info that explains why an opinion is valid or why something happens?

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reasons

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Specific instances that support a point?

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examples

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Statements that can be proved?

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facts

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Info appealing to the five senses

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sensory details

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Statements that can be proved and expressed in numbers.

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statistics