Non-Fiction Document

A Non-Fiction Document is a document whose descriptions are believed by the author to be factual.

• AKA: Nonfiction, Non-fiction work.
• Context:
  • It can (typically) contain an Argumentation Structure with logical flow.
  • It can (typically) present Factual Information through evidence-based approaches.
  • It can (typically) maintain Historical Accuracy in its content.
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  • It can (often) include Citation Elements to support claims.
  • It can (often) follow Documentation Standards for content organization.
  • It can (often) incorporate Visual Elements like diagrams and photographs.
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  • It can range from being a Literary Non-Fiction to being a Non-Literary Non-Fiction, depending on its writing style.
  • It can range from being a Personal Document to being an Academic Document, depending on its formality level.
  • It can range from being a Single Topic Document to being a Multi-Topic Document, depending on its scope.
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  • It can have Reference Sections for source attribution.
  • It can provide Factual Claims with supporting evidence.
  • It can maintain Editorial Standards for content quality.
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  • It can be produced by Content Creation Tasks.
  • It can be verified through Fact Checking Processes.
  • It can be used in Academic Contexts.
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• Example(s):
  • Academic Documents, such as:
    • Scientific Papers for research communication.
    • PhD Thesis for academic qualification.
    • Monographs for specialized topics.
  • Personal Documents, such as:
    • Biographys of historical figures.
    • Memoirs of personal experiences.
    • Written Letters for communication.
  • Professional Documents, such as:
    • Reference Documents for information lookup.
    • Technical Manuals for instruction.
    • Business Reports for decision making.
  • Publications, such as:
    • Magazines for general readership.
    • Journals for specialized audience.
    • Newsletters for regular updates.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Fiction Document, which contains imagined content.
  • Documentary Film, which is a visual medium.
  • Creative Non-Fiction, which emphasizes artistic expression.
• See: Photograph, Blueprint, Technical Writer, Diagram, Journalism.

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References

2015

• (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fiction#Major_types_of_non-fiction Retrieved:2015-1-16.
  • Essays, journals, memoir documentaries, scientific papers, photographs, biographies, textbooks, travel books, blueprints, technical documentation, user manuals, diagrams and some journalism are all common examples of non-fiction works. Including information that the author knows to be untrue within any of these works is usually regarded as dishonest. Other works can legitimately be either fiction or non-fiction, such as journals of self-expression, letters, magazine articles, and other expressions of imagination. Though they are mostly either one or the other, it is possible for there to be a blend of both. Some fiction may include non-fictional elements. Some non-fiction may include elements of unverified supposition, deduction, or imagination for the purpose of smoothing out a narrative, but the inclusion of open falsehoods would discredit it as a work of non-fiction. The publishing and bookselling business sometimes uses the phrase "literary nonfiction" to distinguish works with a more literary or intellectual bent, as opposed to the greater collection of nonfiction subjects.

2013

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fiction
  • Non-fiction is one of the two main divisions in writing, the other form being fiction. Also Non-fiction is a story based in a real story. Non-fiction (or nonfiction) is a narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are believed by the author to be factual. These assertions and descriptions may or may not be accurate, and can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question, however, it is generally assumed that authors of such accounts believe them to be truthful at the time of their composition or, at least, pose them to their audience as historically or empirically true. Reporting the beliefs of others in a non-fiction format is not necessarily an endorsement of the ultimate veracity of those beliefs, it is simply saying it is true that people believe them (for such topics as mythology, religion). Non-fiction can also be written about fiction, giving information about these other works. Non-fiction need not necessarily be written text, since pictures and film can also purport to present a factual account of a subject.

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