Style and Word Choice

Chapter thirteen focuses on style and presentation in arguments. The section I found most interesting was the section on the style and word choice. Vocabulary helps define your style in an argument. The vocabulary used also sets the tone in your argument. I took notice of the activity on page 420, and I found it really useful in comparing pictures to different styles of writing. Take for example the picture below, when a person looks at this picture they mentally link this picture as  laid back, and casual.

This type of style correlates to some styles authors use. The words, "cat, help, bag, and book," are some casual words. This sort of style relates to a younger audience, or to an audience attracted to lower level vocabulary.

Now for this next example, the picture displayed above. The clothes represent a more "work attire" look. This correlates to a more sophisticated style of writing. So instead of using words like "cat, or help," you can use different synonyms of these words to attract a different audience. You could replace the list of words above with "feline, assistance, tote, and novel." So you advanced a step ahead of the style of writing. This style can be for a general audience, usually young adults and college students.

Now the example above, is what most deem "wedding attire." People are only going to wear this type of clothing if they are going to a formal event. This style of attire can correlate to the most sophisticated of writing styles. A sophisticated writing style is more complicated and takes more knowledge to comprehend as the vocabulary is higher. So replacing the first list of words, you would use, "felis catus, succor, satchel, and dissertation." You can see how the difference in the style of wording use. And this would be examples of different styles of writing.