Academic&Non-academic writing

Todays's topic is the difference between academic and non-academic writing.

First, academic issues are restrcited in terms of structures, words, and citations while non-academic writing is much more liberal. For example, academic writing requires formal and precise words. Non-academic writing , in contrast, is usually full of creative imagination, sometimes including humor words in order to attract their readers.

Secondly, the audiences are different. On the one hand, academic issues are always reviewed by professors or other experts in the field. On the other hand, non-academic writing is targeted at public readers.

Moreover, the subject of academic issues must be objective and logical. However, people have high tolerance for ambiguity when they read non-academic essays. It is commonly seen that no clear subject exists in non-academic writing.

Last but not least, when you are writing about an academic issue, you cannot just dogmatically state the truth or your opinions. Opinons require evidence. Thus, not only is it required to do some research to collect related information which supports the theme, but also you have to prove how the conclusion can be drawn from evidence. However, non-academic writing can merely rely on common sense or just your feelings. There is no fixed standard.