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This refers to a particular strategy writers use to develop ideas

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PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT

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The logical arrangement of ideas

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PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT

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It helps you anticipate the author’s thought development and thus focus your reading

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PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT

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It helps you remember and recall what you read

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PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT

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Narrative paragraph can be effective at drawing the reader in and establishing the writer’s voice in the essay.

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PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT

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intends to tell sequence of events

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NARRATION

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describes how, when, and where an event or occurrence actually happened

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NARRATION

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used to tell a story or focus on a set of related events

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NARRATION

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tells a story of an event or an experience

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NARRATION

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Descriptive details in a narrative paragraph are essential to a good story. Details help readers to connect to the world the
author envisions

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Writing a narrative paragraph

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Use action verbs and transitional expressions.

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Writing a narrative paragraph

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Choose the right words for their meaning and use expressions

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Writing a narrative paragraph

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Logical Actions

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Components of Narrative Text

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Way of Narration

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Components of Narrative Text

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Terminology
- General Terms and Specific
- Concrete and Abstract

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Components of Narrative Text

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It gives information about what a person, an object, a place, or a situation is like.

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DESCRIPTION

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It provides details on the idea by using either a sensory or spatial pattern.

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DESCRIPTION

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The kind of words we used to describe how your subject looks, sounds, feels, smells or even tastes like are called

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sensory
languages.

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the writer presents an impartial and actual picture of the subject without biases and excluding
personal impression of the subject just like when you give your description of an experiment in class.

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Objective Description

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the writer gives personal impression of what is observed

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Subjective Description

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It is a mode of paragraph development that answers the questions: What is it? What does it mean? What are its special
features?

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DEFINITION

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The word to be defined may be an object, a concept, a person, a place and a phenomenon

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DEFINITION

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It explains what something is in comparison to other members of its class, along with any limitations

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DEFINITION

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dictionary meaning of a word

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Denotation

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how a writer understands a word based on their personal or consensual experiences; the ideas, emotions, thoughts, or feelings that someone might associate with a word.

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Connotation

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term to be defined

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the species (Word)

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class it belongs

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Genus (Class)

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distinguishing characteristics

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Differentia

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is needed to define abstract concepts. It allows you to broaden your definition by using
analogy, metaphors, comparison and contrast, descriptions, analysis, functions, characteristics or features, etymology,
semantic origin, negation, synonym, example and effect

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Extended/Expanded Definition

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Providing a history of what a term/word has meant can help us understand its
current meaning

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BY ORIGINS

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defines concepts in the most factual way, which is often used in scientific, proper, or real world facts

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Scientific Definition

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define the objects in a more personal way; usually derived from the author’s own experiences and
opinion

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Subjective Definition

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It provides examples and illustrations in order to further clarify or explain the concept or subject matter

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EXEMPLIFICATION

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It presents a general statement and then provides specific and concrete examples to expound on the main idea.

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EXEMPLIFICATION

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It groups items into their parts or types and splits a general category of things into smaller subcategories.

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CLASSIFICATION/DIVISION

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It groups things according to similar/different features (structures) that they share.

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CLASSIFICATION/DIVISION

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It is used when a writer needs to sort out or arrange subjects to groups or categories based on their common and shared
characteristics.

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CLASSIFICATION/DIVISION

38
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It discusses similarities and differences

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COMPARISON-CONTRAST

39
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Its purpose is not simply state the obvious but rather illustrate subtle differences or unexpected similarities between two
subjects

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COMPARISON-CONTRAST

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discusses elements that are similar

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COMPARISON

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discusses elements or ideas that different

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CONTRAST

42
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used to compare and contrast two subjects one at a time

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Block Method

43
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– if you would address one subject at a time

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Point-by-Point

44
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A pattern of development that describes how one or more things cause or are related to another.

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CAUSE-EFFECT

45
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It is a text development pattern which explains why something happens. It also states what results a particular event
produces

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CAUSE-EFFECT

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  • Why did it happen?
  • What caused it?
  • What does it cause?
  • What are the effects?
  • How is it related to something else?
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CAUSE-EFFECT

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It presents a problem, usually discussing several aspects of the problem, then concludes by discussing solutions to the
problem.

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PROBLEM-SOLUTION

48
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A method for analyzing and writing about a topic by identifying an undesirable situation and proposing one or more actions to
change/improve that situation.

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PROBLEM-SOLUTION

49
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It describes an issue and the writer’s position or opinion on the subject

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PERSUASION/PERSUASIVE TEXT

50
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Persuasive Text can be in the form of an argument, discussion, exposition, review or even an advertisement.

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PERSUASION/PERSUASIVE TEXT

51
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recalling what you already know about the topic being discussed

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Activating prior knowledge

52
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the weakest kind of argument

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Rhetorical devices

53
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is a group of interrelated sentences. A paragraph is composed of three major parts: the topic sentence,
the body which consists of the supporting details, and the closing sentence

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Paragraph

54
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It is the central idea of the paragraph; it can be a stand or a comment, an objective statement, or a question.

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Topic Sentence

55
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A _ ahs the major parts: the topic, the comment, or reaction or assertion (stance)

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Topic Sentence

56
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It concludes the details that have been presented.

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Closing Sentence

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Parts of a Paragraph

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➢ Topic Sentence
➢ Supporting Details: Major supporting details and Minor supporting details
➢ Concluding Sentence

58
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it is seen in how the text physically appears like headings and subheadings, bullet points or font
emphasis.

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Physical Format

59
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these are textual cues that readers use to follow a text. They can “signal” the transition from one point to
another, the ordering of events and concepts, or the writer’s chosen text type.

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Signal Words

60
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provides the framework upon which the text is organized; it consists of the following: beginning, middle and
end.

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Structure

61
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Every good paragraph must have UNITY or oneness of idea. Sentences in a paragraph are unified and directed by a
topic sentence.

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COHERENCE

62
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derived from the Latin word co, meaning “together”, and haerere, meaning to “stick”

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COHESION

63
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Choose the appropriate language to be used and to regard the objective of the writing, the context in which it was written and
the target audience in mind

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LANGUAGE USE

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Effective language can be characterized as:

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  • concrete and specific, not vague and abstract
  • concise, not verbose
  • precise and clear, not obscure
  • constructive, not destructive
  • appropriately formal, not slang
65
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is another component of good writing provides specific, relevant, and appropriate supporting details to the main
idea or thesis statement using facts and statistics, descriptions, anecdotes, examples, and quotations

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Elaboration

66
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is a writing trait that enables the writer to connect with the reader through the author’s personal writing style and using
unique words and phrases

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Voice

67
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refers to the act of using a system of symbols such as the comma, period, quotation marks and question marks
that are used to give structure and to organize a text.

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Punctuation

68
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is checking grammatical errors.

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Proofreading

69
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are synonymous to belief, argument, assertion, or stand

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CLAIMS

70
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must be related to an issue

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CLAIMS

71
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must have a degree of controversy

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CLAIMS

72
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is a specific and arguable statement that contains the main point of an essay

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CLAIMS

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persuades, argues, convinces, proves, or provocatively suggests something to a reader who may or may not initially
agree with you.

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CLAIMS

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information is clearly written and explained in the text

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EXPLICIT INFORMATION

75
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information is something that is indirectly expressed in the text and you need to look for
clues or make inferences to understand its meaning

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IMPLICIT INFORMATION

76
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This is the social, cultural, political, historical, and other related circumstances that surround the text and form the terms from
which it can be better understood and evaluated.

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CONTEXT

77
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Cars, not factories, are the primary cause of pollution

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CLAIMS OF FACT

78
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Water can be an alternative to gas.

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CLAIMS OF FACT

79
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Teens who engage in promiscuous, unprotected sex will develop STDs, become pregnant and/or contract AIDS

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CLAIMS OF FACT

80
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Answers: Did it happen? Is it true? Does it exist?

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CLAIMS OF FACT

81
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Dsicriminating our frontliners who save our lives does not make sense

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CLAIMS OF VALUE

82
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Homosexuality is immoral because it violates religious, societal and biological standards.

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CLAIMS OF VALUE

83
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Monet’s art is more beautiful than Picasso’s because of its use of soft color, uplifting subject matter and unique
techniques

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CLAIMS OF VALUE

84
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Answers: Is it good or bad?

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CLAIMS OF VALUE

85
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The government should create an effective plan to address the traffic

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CLAIMS OF POLICY

86
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The death penalty should be abolished because it does nothing to prevent murder

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CLAIMS OF POLICY

87
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Spreading fake news in the midst of pandemic will not help at all; hence, by all means it should be stopped.

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CLAIMS OF POLICY

88
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Answers: What should we do?

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CLAIMS OF POLICY

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