Chapter 7: Exemplification

     The best way known to clarify something is by giving an example. Just stating a fact doesn't explain why or how that is the truth. In writing, it is important to clarify the statements we give or else our reader can be left confused and asking more questions than when they started reading. What's worse than leaving your reader confused, is leaving your reader bored. It is important to keep your writing excited and interested in what they're reading. A good way to keep away from both of these is by using exemplification. Exemplification is a way you can use examples to make your points and facts clear to your reader as well as keeping them interested.
     The way you use exemplification matters. It is important to use it to your benefit. To use it for a certain purpose. Use it to explain what you're talking about and to get your point across clearly. Exemplification is useful in many ways. It helps writers write essays in any type of class or situation by giving them the ability to explain themselves. It can even be taken farther than school. It can be used to write resumes, writing thank you letters, or even trying to persuade someone of something.
     Equally important, is supporting your details. Give facts to support your examples or descriptions, and if there are no facts to support them, you can use hypothetical examples. There are examples made up by the writer that is very sensible, plausible, and easy to relate to. This is why it is important to ask yourself if your examples are made up or real, and if you have enough examples with ample details. The more detail and explanation you have the more proof the reader has to take your side, understand your point, or just simply agree with you.
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