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Strong attributes you can use to demonstrate your personal character and employability skills include: thoughtfulness, ambition, dependability, integrity, and innovation. But keep in mind, when talking about ‘your strongest attributes’, you need to self-reflect and be honest with yourself. Everyone is going to have a few personal attributes that stand out as their best character […]

Ambiguity refers to the presence of multiple possible meanings or interpretations within a statement, word, or any other form of communication. This uncertainty can arise from the vagueness of language, lack of context, or the use of words and phrases that have more than one meaning. This concept is usually seen negatively. It can lead

The term ‘rhetorical situation’ is defined as “the context in which speakers or writers create discourse” (Bitzer, 1999, p. 217) If a literacy teacher asks you to describe the rhetorical situation, they’re asking you to analyze the context of the discourse. So, what does this mean? Usually, it means you need to examine two things:

Reductive reasoning is a type of reasoning where a complex concept is explained by referring to and examining its constituent parts. In philosophy, we may call this simply reductionism. This method can be extremely useful when examining large, complex, ideas (Godfrey-Smith, 2013; McCauley, 2009). We can explain the success of a football team, for example

An anecdote is a short story that is used to demonstrate a point, entertain, or add value to a broader discussion. They are typically based on real-life experiences, but can also be fictionalized for effect. Humans tend to think and remember in stories, so anecdotes are often very useful in helping people to understand and

The term Zeitgeist originates from the German language and means “spirit of the time”. It refers to the thoughts, beliefs, and cultural ethos that define a particular period in history. In a broader sense, the term zeitgeist has been employed in various spheres of study such as sociology, philosophy and cultural studies to describe the

Abstract concepts are ideas and things that don’t exist in physical space. They are contrasted to concrete concepts, which are physical things. The defining feature of an abstract concept is that it cannot be identified through your senses. Just because they’re not tangible, it doesn’t mean abstract concepts are not real. No one would doubt

“Concepts” are mental representations that can refer to a variety of things, from concrete objects to abstract ideas. Children start to develop concepts from an early age as packets of knowledge, known as mental schema, in our minds. This helps us to learn to create mental categories and differentiate between simple things like ‘dogs’ vs

Informational texts are texts designed with the primary purpose to inform, rather than to entertain, persuade, or perform any other purpose. These texts are intended to be as objective as possible. As such, they’re often believed to be more authoritative and trustworthy than other text genres, such as editorials or comics. Nevertheless, we always need

Texts types, also known as genres or text forms, refer to categories of texts with different purposes. Depending on the purpose, each type of text will have have a different convention of style and structure. It is essential to understand text types and their conventions because: Below is a list of the most common text