Types of Discourse Language Technique Organizational Strategies

The use of: illustration, Problem and solutions

1.Exposition examples or evidence,
anecdote, description, Cause and effect
analogy,
Compare and Contrast
technical/scientific discourse
(jargon), facts, objective Historical Data
discourse, analysis,
definition, point of view, Statistical data
transition words, comparison
& contrast Authoritative reference
The use of: sequence words,
2. Narrative description, imagery, mood Short paragraph
tone, irony,
flashback, satire, humour,
point of view, third person
narrative, repetition,
suspense, foreshadowing, plot
twist, stream-of-
consciousness, contrast,
comparison
The use of: spatial words
3. Descriptive (above, below, around and so
on), sense words
(sight, hearing smell, taste,
touch), adjectives, literary
devices (metaphor,
simile, personification),
illustration, facts (in
exposition), comparison
The use of: logic, supporting
4. Argumentative facts, anecdote, evidence,
illustration, repetition,
appeal to emotion, rhetorical
questions, transition words,
conceding then
refuting the point, definitions
The use of: logical fallacies,
5. Persuasive repetition, rhetorical
questions, emotive
language, comparison/contrast