Essay
- (act:: edit) the essay definition to outsource the definitions of essay subtypes [created:: 2023-12-22 ]
An essay is (definition:: an artifact that results from writing, usually a few hundred to several thousand words, usually focused on one or just a few topics.)
Here’s a listing of various types of essays:
| File | definition |
|---|---|
| reflective essay | - |
| argumentative essay | an essay for arguing a truth about a thing |
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- Expository essays are for informing people about a concept or topic.
- Descriptive essays are for describing a thing, often focusing on one quality or set of qualities.
- Narrative essays are for narrative storytelling.
- Argumentative essays are for arguing a truth about a thing.
- Analytical essays are for relating a concept or topic to events or information.
- Comparative essays are for looking at what is similar and different between two or more things.
- Critical essays apply a concept or synthesis of concepts to events or information.
- Reflective essays explore my relationship to a thing.
Check the Essay Catalog if you want to see all the essays that are a part of my virtual mycelium.
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