(1) There are four main types of academic writing and each of these writing styles is used for a specific purpose. (2) Expository writing is one of the most common types of writing. When an author writes in an expository style, all they are trying to do is to explain a concept, imparting information from themselves to a wider audience. Expository writing does not include the author’s opinion but focused on accepted facts about a topic, including statistics or other evidence. (3) Descriptive writing is often found in fiction, though it can make an appearance in nonfiction as well memories, firsthand, accounts of events, or travel guides). When an author writes in a descriptive style, they are painting a picture in words of a person, place or thing for their audience. The author might employ a metaphor or other literary devices in order to describe the author’s impressions. But the author is not trying to convince the audience of anything or explain the scene. (4) Persuasive writing is the main style of writing used in academic papers. When the author writes in a persuasive style, they are trying to convince the audience of a position or belief. Persuasive writing contains the authors as evidence of the correctness of their position. Any “argumentative” Essay written in school should be in the persuasive style of writing. (5) Narrative writing is used almost every longer. Piece of writing, whether fiction or nonfictions. When an author writes in a narrative style, they are not trying to import information, they are trying to construct and communicative a story, complete with characters, conflict and settings. What is the main idea of the passage?
What does Paragraph ((3) say about descriptive writing?