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Style

STYLE
Style is the pattern of choices that help to distinguish one speech
from another
Clarity
Use:
concrete, simple words
Active voice
Limit:
technical terms (“jargon”)
Rhythm
Pay attention to:
pacing.
Try using:
Repetition (NOT redundant words) for emphasis
Antithesis (paring opposite ideas/phrases to suggest a choice)
Parallel wording
Imagery
Use:
vivid words
similes
metaphors
onomatopoeia (buzz, bang)

_ elements Example
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Example
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Clarity Concrete
words
Jargon/tech
terms
Active voice
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Rhythm Pacing
Repetition
Antithesis
Parallel
wording
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Imagery Vivid words
Metaphors
Similies
onomatopoeia
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