Source, Viewpoint, and Purpose of Texts

Who wrote the piece of writing
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Biased Writing has the author’s point of view
in it (will usually try to think a certain way on
the subject)
Unbiased Writing will give you both sides of
the story
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How the author feels about the subject
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Subjective – has the author’s opinions in it
 Ex- “She did not want to…”
“He thinks….”
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Objective – strictly contains facts
 Ex- “I saw…”
“He/She stood in this place.”
Why the author wrote the piece of writing
I’m here to:
Inform
Entertain
Persuade