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The document compares formal and informal writing across several elements including title, content, structure, author's point of view, tone, language, and purpose. Formal writing is characterized by technical language, factual content, a structured format, and an objective tone, while informal writing uses casual language, personal experiences, and a more relaxed structure. The purpose of formal writing is typically educational or analytical, whereas informal writing aims to entertain or reflect on personal experiences.

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Elements

The document compares formal and informal writing across several elements including title, content, structure, author's point of view, tone, language, and purpose. Formal writing is characterized by technical language, factual content, a structured format, and an objective tone, while informal writing uses casual language, personal experiences, and a more relaxed structure. The purpose of formal writing is typically educational or analytical, whereas informal writing aims to entertain or reflect on personal experiences.

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ELEMENTS FORMAL WRITING INFORMAL WRITING

Title - Uses technical words - Contains words that are


- Has more serious less technical
appeal - Contains playful words/
- More straightforward attention grabbers
and objective
Content - Based on data - Details are drawn from
gathered through the personal
research/reference experiences and
materials opinions of the author/s
- Factual and informative - Common examples are
- Academic or scientific narrative and personal
subject matters essays
- Talks about less serious
topics
- Subjective treatment of
topic
Structure - More structured than an - More loosely structured
informal essay - Can be written using
- Follows a rigid pattern experimental or
of paragraph unconventional writing
development (problem- styles
solution; cause-and- - May still follow the
effect; comparison- standard structure of an
contrast, etc.) essay, but in a less
- The development of strict manner
ideas highly and - May or may not have a
rigorously depends on thesis statement
the thesis statement
Author’s - Uses third-person point - Usually follows the first-
Point of View of view person point of view;
- Establishes a more use of the pronoun
impersonal/distant “you.”
stance from the reader
Tone - Uses an objective tone - Conversational and
- More argumentative or casual in nature
informative - More personal,
- Not so emotional emotional, and
subjective

Language - Uses technical words or - Uses familiar/ordinary


jargon specific to a field language
or group of people - Uses conversational
language
- Uses colloquialisms
and slang words are
acceptable.
-
Purpose - For educational or - Written for
academic purposes entertainment,
- For socially, amusement, or basic
- politically, or culturally life realizations and/or
relevant reasons deeper reflections
- To provoke thought,
analysis

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