Thlog 6

This week in Writing 2, I learned a lot through the weekly process and writing tips.  A tip that helped me a lot is the tip about looking at a picture of something before you write about it or if you are stuck.  I used this while writing my first draft to get started because looking at pictures of my topic brought ideas to my mind.  I thought this was a very helpful tip to use when I was looking for information, or felt like I had nothing to write about.  Something else I learned from the weekly writing tips is that there are sooooo many ways to say the word say that I can use to improve my writing.  Using words like convey or exemplify can make my writing sound less boring and repetitive, and also give it more meaning as the synonyms of say have slightly varying definitions.  I also used this technique in my WP2.  Something else that I learned that can be incorporated into my writing to better establish my credibility is the idea of using hedged language.  Hedged language is using words in a sentence to make it less absolute and leaving room for error and deviation from a claim.  It is hard to claim that all people or every one likes something because even if it is something very likeable, someone, somewhere might not like that thing, therefore making the person responsible for the claim inaccurate and less credible.  This was helpful in my writing project because there are most definitely exceptions to my claims and the claims of the articles I chose to cite in my writing.  Something else In class that I picked up is that I need to further develop style in my writing.  In my opinion, when a writer has style, it helps distinguish them as a writer.  They stand out.  Also, I find that reading a piece that has a distinct style makes it more interesting and fun to read, essentially making the piece more reader friendly which is an important piece of any article, essay, document, etc.  Also, I learned about parallelism.  Parallelism is a stylistic tool that writers use to match ideas and make connections.  Parallelism also helps make a piece of writing more reader friendly as our brains are wired to recognize and expect patterns, and feel somewhat satisfied when one is recognized or come across.