SAT Reading section techniques, strategies & approaches: Difference between revisions

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* expository = descriptive, explanatory or otherwise reasoned but not purely academic
* expository = descriptive, explanatory or otherwise reasoned but not purely academic
** may not have the hypothesis/thesis/observation pattern of an academic passage
** may not have the hypothesis/thesis/observation pattern of an academic passage
* persuasive = argumentative, takes a position or opinionated
* persuasive = argumentative, opinionated, judgmental, or takes a position
* expository/persuasive essays may come in the form of:
* expository/persuasive essays may come in the form of:
** editorial, essay, political speech, private letter
** editorial, essay, political speech, private letter