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  2. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Words to watch

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    Euphemisms should generally be avoided in favor of more neutral and precise terms. Died and had sex are neutral and accurate; passed away and made love are euphemisms. Some words and phrases that are proper in many contexts also have euphemistic senses that should be avoided: civilian casualties should not be masked as collateral damage.

  3. Wikipedia:Writing better articles - Wikipedia

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    Articles start with a lead section (WP:CREATELEAD) summarising the most important points of the topic.The lead section is the first part of the article; it comes above the first header, and may contain a lead image which is representative of the topic, and/or an infobox that provides a few key facts, often statistical, such as dates and measurements.

  4. Terminology - Wikipedia

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    Terminology is a group of specialized words and respective meanings in a particular field, and also the study of such terms and their use; [1] the latter meaning is also known as terminology science.

  5. Glossary of rhetorical terms - Wikipedia

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    Elocutio – the stage of elaborating the wording of a text, using correct grammar and diction. Enallage – the switching of grammatical forms for an expressive purpose. Enthymeme – a type of argument that is grounded in assumed commonalities between a rhetor and the audience. (For example: Claim 1: Bob is a person. Therefore, Claim 3: Bob ...

  6. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Captions

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    The caption should lead the reader into the article. For example, in History of the Peerage, a caption for Image:William I of England.jpg might say "William of Normandy overthrew the Anglo-Saxon monarchs, bringing a new style of government." Then the reader gets curious about that new form of government and reads text to learn what it is.

  7. Wikipedia:Please clarify - Wikipedia

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    Use specific wording rather than vague whenever possible: For example, instead of saying, "in the old days", specify the time period you are referring to (say, the 19th century, or the 1960s). Similarly, do not reference "now" : the word "Recently" or "Soon" or their synonyms will become meaningless quickly.

  8. Critical précis - Wikipedia

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    Introduction Cites the main text of work being analyzed, similar to a typical essay lead paragraph Body Explanation of key ideas, concepts and phrases, demonstrating the implied significance and purpose of the text using direct examples of how the author supports the thesis, often relating or contrasting to the reader's assumptions (this is not a creative interpretation)

  9. Wikipedia : BOLD, revert, discuss cycle

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    Examples cases for use include where: Two factions are engaged in an edit war and a bold edit is made as a compromise or middle ground. Discussion has died out with no agreement being reached. Active discussion is not producing results. Your view differs significantly from a rough consensus on an emotionally loaded subject.