AUTHOR'S PURPOSE

• Purpose - This refers to the reason or intention behind something. When something has a purpose, it means it was designed or created for a specific goal or objective. Understanding the purpose of something can help to provide context and meaning to it.
• Accuracy - This refers to the degree to which something is true or correct. When something is accurate, it means it is free from errors, mistakes, or misrepresentations, and can be relied upon as factual
• Worth - This refers to the value that something holds or the usefulness it provides. The worth of something is typically determined by its utility, its rarity, or its perceived value by individuals or society.
• Authority - This refers to the credibility or reliability of a source or person. When someone or something has authority, it means they are knowledgeable, trustworthy, and respected in their field or subject matter. Authority is important in judging the credibility of the author's assertions.
• Relevance - This refers to the degree to which something is related to connected with the topic or or subject at hand. When something is relevant, it is directly applicable or applicable in a meaningful way to the matter being discussed.
• Currency - This refers to the timeliness or up-to-datedness of something. When something is current, it means it is new or recent, and often implies that it is still relevant or applicable in the present.
• To convince a reader to believe an idea or to take a course of action, the author uses persuasive writing.
• To inform or teach the reader, the author uses expository writing.
• To present both sides (acknowledge and refute opposing viewpoints) of an issue and argues in favor of one side, the author uses argumentative writing.
• To relate a story or to recount events, an author uses narrative writing.
• To tell what something looks like, sounds like, or feels like, the author uses descriptive writing.