Read a short Abraham Lincoln practice preview and answer one question about inference.
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This preview describes a researcher comparing a speech and a private letter associated with Abraham Lincoln. It is a practice scenario about audience and purpose, not a transcript of either historical document.
Identify who each document addresses and why the researcher reads them together. Distinguish the activity described in the passage from the reason for doing it. Avoid importing historical facts that are not supplied.
Check whether your choice explains the researcher’s purpose. A statement about the documents may be true without answering why they are being compared.
While preparing a report about Abraham Lincoln, a researcher compares a speech with a private letter written during the same period. The speech addresses a broad audience, whereas the letter responds to one person’s concerns. Reading the documents together helps the researcher understand how audience and purpose can shape a writer’s language.
Audience means the people a text addresses. Purpose means what the writer intends to accomplish, such as informing, persuading or responding to a concern.
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