An Expository Essay Uses Storytelling Elements to Make a Point

question 21

True/False

An expository essay uses storytelling elements to make a point and is often anecdotal, experiential and personal.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by the unconscious mind to manipulate, deny, or distort reality in order to defend against feelings of anxiety and unacceptable impulses.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

A projective test consisting of drawings of ambiguous human situations, which the test taker describes; thought to reveal inner feelings, conflicts, and motives, which are projected onto the test materials.

Diagnostic Tool

An instrument or technique used to identify the nature or cause of a condition, disorder, or disease.