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Reference: Roberts, J. (n.d.). Body of the article. Pressbooks.
https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/stratcommwriting/chapter/body-of-the-article/

Use short simple sentences.
Maintain an objective tone.
Present the information in decreasing order of importance. The least important details should appear at the end of the article.
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Reference: Roberts, J. (n.d.). Body of the article. Pressbooks. https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/stratcommwriting/chapter/body-of-the-article/
Use short simple sentences.
Maintain an objective tone.
Present the information in decreasing order of importance. The least important details should appear at the end of the article.

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Use the third person (avoid pronouns such as I, me, you or us).

Organize the information into short paragraphs (no more than three or four sentences each).

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Reference: Roberts, J. (n.d.). Body of the article. Pressbooks. https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/stratcommwriting/chapter/body-of-the-article/
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