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Question 1

Anecdotes

Answer 1

For Personal, relatable or understandable exemplification or illustration.

Engages the reader’s attention and also establishes what the rest of the passage will discuss

Question 2

Boldface or Italics

Answer 2

For emphasis

Provide Context

Question 3

Callbacks

Answer 3

For addressing unanswered questions, closing loops or tying up loose ends

Reaffirms the main, overall point that the author began the passage assering

Question 4

Capitalisation of common nouns

Answer 4

For bestowing upon an entity some large- than-life (very imposing or impressive), objective or official status

Cancel Culture

Question 5

Ellipses (…)

Answer 5

For dramatic tension and an anti climax

For emphasis of a final list item (he is a boss, a father, a teacher… and a killer)

For emphasis of a long list

Question 6

Examples

Answer 6

For evidence, illustration and substantiation.

If only 1 example, it illustrates author’s point.

If more than one, the scope or span of examples might be what illustrates the authors point

Question 7

Inverted commas

Answer 7

For indicating that the enclosed text should not be taken at face value literally as the author’s own opinion, typically for disagreement, irony or scepticism.

Question 8

Parentheses

Answer 8

For including additional, incidental, or tangible information

(X-y-z)

Question 9

Personal Pronouns

Answer 9

For collective, shared or universal accountability, association or relevance if the number changes form singular to plural

For personally addressing, calling or calling out the reader if the person changes from first to second person.

Question 10

Rhetorical questions

Answer 10

For emphasising that a given point is a foregone conclusion.

Question 11

Non Rhetorical questions

Answer 11

Author wants reader to reflect and ponder over its answer and its effect is thus to spark curiousity, interest or thought