Expository

Exposito ry Techn
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 Technical
 Technical Writing
Writing
A report is written to fulll
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specic purpose. Hence, the

writer must send facts and data
to the management clearly and
forcibly enough to induce
administratie action.
!eport Writing s. "iterary
Writing
!eport writing may be di#erent
from literary writing but it should
not lac$ style. %t should not be
dull. The writer should present his
ideas and ndings in an
interesting and conincing manner
which re&ects his inolement
with the problem and enthusiasm
in preparing the report.
 Writing techniques ma$e the report
interesting and easier to understand.
 These techniques are'
◦ (enition
◦ (escription of mechanism
◦ (escription of process
◦ )lassication
◦ )omparison and )ontrast
◦ )ause and E#ect
◦ %llustration
◦ *artition
◦ Analogy
◦ %nterpretation
(enition
 The need for dening happens


when the report uses technical

terms which are not familiar to
the reader or when common
terms are used in the technical
way.
◦  Two )lassication of (enition
◦ +. ormal (enition
◦ -. %nformal (enition
ormal (enition
 This is an equationli$e statement
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which has three parts' term, genus and

di#erentia.
◦  Term word to be dened
◦ /enus group or class the term belongs to
◦ (i#erentia the distinctie characteristics of
the term, distinguishing it from the other
members of the same class.
 Ex. Triangle is a plane gure bounded by three
straight lines and has three angles.
 )arbohydrate is a food group including related
substances such as sugars, starches and
cellulose.
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formally'
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(epreciation
%nformal (enition
 To ma$e sure the technical writer
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is understood, he extends a
denition beyond a single
sentence. The common
techniques in extending are
examples, analogy and
description, details, concrete
examples and instances and word
deriatie 2origin of a word3
(escription
4sing description is a way of writing
about the way things appear, the way
they are constructed and the way they
act.
 There is a great need for manufacturers


to write clear and technical manuals to

explain their products.
◦  Two 5inds of (escription
◦ +. (escription of 0echanism
◦ -. (escription of a *rocess
(escription of 0echanism
 This deals with the physical nature


of whateer is being discussed,

the purpose of the deice and how
its parts wor$ separately and with
one another and as a whole.
◦ Mechanism- an assembly of moable
parts haing one part xed with
respect to a frame of reference and
designed to produce an e#ect. All
parts operate and function properly.
(escription of *rocess
Process- series of steps
A description of each of the steps
in the process in the order in
which they occur.
)omparison and )ontrast
%t inoles a discussion of the
sub6ect in relation to other
sub6ect showing similarities and
di#erences as the article goes
along.
Analogy
 This compares the unfamiliar to
the familiar words to ma$e the
unfamiliar more understandable
for the reader.
Analogy is needed when the

writer is called to explain

di#erent concepts.
)lassication
%t is a systematic process of diiding
materials into di#erent classes or
$inds. %t also inoles grouping
similar units in a subclass which in
turn falls under longer class.
%t is a useful technique when you

hae a number of li$e things to

discuss among which there are
points of similarity and di#erences
necessary for the reader to
understand.
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the following'
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*artition
%t diides a singular unit into its
components, steps or aspects.
1nly singular units are
partitioned, plural units are
classied.
Ex. Tree roots, trun$, branches,

leaes
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)ause and E#ect
 This explains a condition by


tracing it to what produced the

e#ect by showing what it will
produce. This discusses the
reason why something is true or
shows the results of some
peculiar eents or state of mind.
/iing %nstruction
 The purpose of giing
instructions is to ma$e the reader
do a specic operation. The
reader is expected to act. Each
step in the instruction is
presented and clearly explained
to the reader who should carry
out to perform the operation.
*ersuasion
 The writer should $eep in mind that
his report is designed to conince
the reader of his iewpoint and to
get then to ta$e some action.
Eery time an idea is presented, the

reader must be coninced that the

idea presented is wellreasoned and
that the recommendation gien is
the best action to ta$e.
%nterpretation
 This refers to the art of
establishing a meaningful pattern
of relationship among a group of
facts.
Actiity
(enition'
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%llustrations'
◦ (ene the topics informally and expound
by giing examples'
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)omparison and )ontrast
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