Question

Fill in the blanks (pg. 4)
1. Authors of informational texts often take a __________________ on the
topic they are writing about.
2. Authors carefully select ___________________.
3. They use ___________________, ___________________, examples,
and ______________________ to distinguish their positions from that of
other __________________.

Answer 1

1. Authors of informational texts often take a **stance** on the topic they are writing about.
2. Authors carefully select **evidence**.
3. They use **facts**, **statistics**, examples, and **anecdotes** to distinguish their positions from that of other **perspectives**.