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Amplification Writing

Amplification is a writing technique that extends sentences to clarify, emphasize, or exaggerate points in a statement. It involves adding more information to enhance understanding, as illustrated through examples in tutoring and medical contexts. Effective amplification requires careful reading, logical organization, coherence, and simplicity in language.

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Amplification Writing

Amplification is a writing technique that extends sentences to clarify, emphasize, or exaggerate points in a statement. It involves adding more information to enhance understanding, as illustrated through examples in tutoring and medical contexts. Effective amplification requires careful reading, logical organization, coherence, and simplicity in language.

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Amplification Writing

What is Amplification?
Amplification (pronounced am-pluh-fi-key-shuh-n) involves extending a
sentence or phrase in order to further explain, emphasize, or exaggerate certain
points of a definition, description, or argument.
Amplification can involve embellishment or technical elaboration. Either way,
more information is being added.

Examples of Amplification
Here are a few examples of amplification which increases the quality of ordinary
sentences:

Example 1
Imagine you are struggling with a math assignment. You go into a tutoring
center to talk to a math tutor.

Normal Sentence:
The assignment was complicated.
In this sentence, necessary information is conveyed: the assignment was
complicated. But the tutor will need to know what, specifically, made the
assignment complicated in order to help.

Sentence using Amplification:


The assignment was complicated because it involved numerous steps. I believe I became lost on step
three, but I’m not sure. I may have miscalculated here on step four as well. Can you help me?
Through the use of amplification, you have made clear what you are struggling
with, and the tutor can now help you.

Example 2
Imagine you are at a doctor’s office because you have been feeling sick. Your
doctor asks, “What brings you here today?”

Normal Sentence:
I think I’m getting sick.
Once again, more information is needed in order to help the doctor understand
the problem.

Sentence using Amplification:


I think I’m getting sick—I’ve been experiencing terrible headaches and drainage, and I’ve just begun
to develop a sore throat as well.
Amplification serves to specify with more information and detail.

Roughly to say, ‘amplification’ means thought expansion. In


literary practice, ‘Amplification’ refers to the elaboration of
a statement in a logical order. To an amplification, more
information is added in support of the statement
undertaken to amplify. It clarifies the meaning of a
statement.
While doing the task of amplification we should bear in
mind the following steps and tips.
Firstly, read the given statement (quotation, proverb,
paradox, etc.) several times, slowly and carefully till you
grasp the meaning and significance of the statement.
Secondly, reading should be followed by thinking. The
thought of the statement should be mentally developed. The
relevant details, illustrations, examples, parallel saying etc.
should be thought out and arranged systematically and
logically.
Thirdly, a draft of the thought expansion should be
prepared where the meaning of the given statement should
be explained in brief and then arguments, illustrations, and
examples should be put forward. In brief, to say,
amplification should have three parts: introduction,
explanation and conclusion.
Fourthly, everything superfluous should be eschewed
carefully. There should not be even a single word or detail
that does not have a direct connection with the topic.
Fifthly, there should have coherence and unity of thought.
Sentences should follow each other in a logical order. Every
sentence should come out naturally and spontaneously out
of the previous one. In an amplification, every sentence
must take the thought ahead.
Sixthly, the language should be simple and easy to
comprehend. Ambiguous or bombastic words and phrases
should be avoided.
Seventhly, the rough draft should be revised one or two
times and mistakes of grammar and spelling should be
carefully corrected.
Eightly, after the above-mentioned steps are over, a fair
copy should be made.
There is no hard and fast rule as regards the length of an
application. If some length is prescribed in writing an
academic amplification then it must be strictly maintained.
Otherwise, a hundred words or so would do.

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