College Composition / Unit 17 CMP 0414 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Objectivity in Reports
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The idea
In reports and informational writing, evidence is presented objectively, without the writer's bias shaping what is included.
In practice
An informational text presents accurate facts, draws inferences that rely on those facts, and uses opinions only when they come from expertise, not emotion.
Where people slip
Objectivity also means reporting evidence that complicates the picture, not only evidence that fits.
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