Summary

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Classification is the process of putting things into groups based on a single organizing principle.

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We regularly classify information, ideas, people, places, events and objects as a way of simplifying our lives, making the material more comprehensible, and helping us to retrieve the information when we need it.

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The first step in classifying a plural subject is dividing it into parts based on a single standard of measure.

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We often construct our own organizing principles based on the topic, our interest in it, and what the audience knows or needs to know.

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When classifying, we should include all obvious members of a group without inadvertently creating an "endless" list.

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Always have a reason for classifying.

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Classification is one of several traditional patterns of development that helps us arrange material in thought, speech, and writing.

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Papers that classify may use any of the three basic overall organizing strategies but frequently use order of importance.

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Each category mentioned in a paper should be introduced with a subtopic sentence.

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Each category should be developed with detailed examples and explanations.

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Writing is never complete until it has gone through several revisions and careful editing.

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