Ask Why a Source Was Written
Compare a promotional description with a usage log.
Supplied materials
- Original fictional Source A, club flyer inviting signups: “Our new puzzle corner is an exciting place to explore! Join us on Friday.” Source B, attendance log kept to record use: “Friday: 7 visits; Saturday: 4 visits. Repeat visits were not marked, and enjoyment was not surveyed.”
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Learn the idea
Purpose affects what a source emphasizes. A flyer is written to invite and persuade, so exciting is an evaluation meant to attract interest. A usage log is written to record visits, so it supplies counts. Neither purpose makes every statement automatically false or complete; choose a source for the particular question.
A count of visits differs from a count of unique people or a measure of enjoyment. The log totals eleven visits across two days, but its note prevents treating that as eleven different satisfied users. The flyer offers no measured enjoyment evidence either. Compare not only tone, but what each source can and cannot establish.
- Identify each source’s stated purpose.
- Mark the flyer’s evaluative word and the log’s counts.
- Calculate total visits and preserve the repeat-visit limit.
- Explain which source addresses usage and what enjoyment evidence is absent.
See the method in action
The flyer aims to invite participation and calls the corner exciting. The log records eleven visits across two days but not unique visitors or enjoyment. It is the more direct source for recorded usage, while neither establishes how all visitors felt.
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See the answer and explanation
The flyer promotes the corner; the log records visits without measuring enjoyment.
The source roles and missing measures are explicit. Visit events cannot automatically be counted as different people, and promotional evaluation is not an enjoyment survey.
Take it further
Add to Source B: “All visits were by different people; 8 of the 11 completed a feedback card and 6 said they enjoyed it.” Model: the log now supports eleven unique visitors and positive enjoyment reports from six of eight respondents. It still does not establish every visitor’s enjoyment.
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