Literary Writing Academic Writing Formal Objective Structured Evidenced Critical Precise Balanced 1. This uses images and descriptions. It uses words that appeal to emotion. 2. This means considering all sides of the issue and avoiding bias. 3. The main emphasis is on the information and arguments rather than writer getting involved in a personal manner. 4. This means colloquial words, contractions, abbreviations expressions or informal words should be avoided in writing. 5. Academic writing should use clear, accurate and precise language to ensure the reader understands the meaning. 6. This writing uses words which are formal, standard and impersonal. 7. This writing requires a great deal of research in order for the writer to devel deep enough understanding of the topic to be truly critical about it. 8. The opinions and arguments in academic writing should be supported by this. 9. This writing is well organized and has a clear structure. It connects and flows easily from one section to the next in a logical fashion.
