opinion writing
Arguing through words
Opinion writing is journalism or essays that present the author's viewpoint rather than objective reporting.
It includes editorials, op-eds, columns, and reviews.
Unlike news writing, opinion pieces openly advocate positions: The paper's opinion writing skews conservative.
The form requires argument and evidence, not just assertion.
- voiceSound from throat
- first personGrammatical self-reference perspective
- point of viewOne's particular outlook
- toneQuality of sound
- personal essayAutobiographical prose work
commentary · editorial · counterargument · op-ed · guest column · letters to the editor · think piece · hot take · persuasion · rebuttal · informing · rhetoric · reason · journalism · stance · call to action · claim · educating
- newspapersnewspaper, headlines, headline, news, articles
- free speechfree expression, freedom of speech, protected speech, speech rights, speech protection
- Supreme Courtchief justice, associate justices, justices, certiorari, oral arguments
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- appeals courtsappeals court, court of appeal, court of appeals, appellate court, appeals courts
opinion writinghard news
Factual, timely journalism
news reporting · balanced reporting · news writing · investigative journalism
opinion writingexpository writing
Prose that explains or informs
technical writing · reportage · descriptive writing · news coverage · data journalism
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