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  2. Help:How to write the perfect "Did you know" hook - Wikipedia

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    Only the prose is counted regarding the DYK expansion level. DYK also showcases articles recently promoted to Good Article or Featured Article status. The key to making an interesting hook that will garner attention on the main page can take some experience. Below are four easy steps to make this process easier for a beginner.

  3. Introduction (writing) - Wikipedia

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    But the introduction need not summarize or even state the main points of the rest of an article. [2] In contrast to the introduction, the abstract should do the job of summarizing an article, according to AJP. [2] It is not difficult to find other examples of journals that do recommend for introductions to include summaries.

  4. Help:How to write a readable article - Wikipedia

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    However, encyclopedia articles should also be easily understood by as general an audience as practical, avoiding the assumption of prerequisite knowledge and gratuitous use of specialized jargon and advanced technical notation: these shortcuts which save time and effort for experts can easily become barriers for the uninitiated.

  5. Wikipedia:Writing better articles - Wikipedia

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    For the vast majority of articles, the introduction is using a term, rather than mentioning it. This is known as the use–mention distinction. For example, the article Computer architecture once began with the sentence, "Computer architecture refers to the theory behind the design of a computer." That is not true: Computer architecture is the ...

  6. Lead paragraph - Wikipedia

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    In newspaper writing, the first paragraph that summarizes or introduces the story is also called the "blurb paragraph", "teaser text" or, in the United Kingdom, the "standfirst". [ 3 ] Encyclopedia leads tend to define the subject matter as well as emphasize the interesting points of the article.

  7. Essay - Wikipedia

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    An exemplification essay is characterized by a generalization and relevant, representative, and believable examples including anecdotes. Writers need to consider their subject, determine their purpose, consider their audience, decide on specific examples, and arrange all the parts together when writing an exemplification essay. [18]

  8. Wikipedia:List of really, really, really stupid article ideas ...

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    An article on discussing the differences between you and your close friends. It does not matter to most people in the world. An article about how Tyson Foods is run by a bunch of chicken fuckers because the main article is protected from vandalism by the legions of Internet trolls. [citation needed] Yet another list of Google Doodles.

  9. Wikipedia : Writing better articles/Define and describe

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    If its subject is amenable to definition, an article should give a concise, conceptually sound definition in its opening sentence and then proceed with a description. If the article is long (more than one page), the remainder of the opening paragraph should summarize it.