Understanding Author's Purpose and Bias

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What is the strategic integration of two or more modes of communication to create meaning called?

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Multimodal texts

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What is the restatement of the meaning of something in different words called?

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Paraphrase

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What is the author's particular attitude, either stated or implied in writing, called?

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Tone

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What is an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue called?

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Claim

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What is the intended target group for a message called, regardless of the medium?

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Audience

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What is the author's reason for writing a text called?

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Author's purpose

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What is the perspective or viewpoint that influences how a text is written called?

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Bias

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What is the use of specific word choices to convey meaning or create an effect called?

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Diction

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What is the arrangement of ideas and information in a text called?

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Text structure

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What is the evidence or support provided in a text to back up a claim called?

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Text evidence