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non-fiction

vr.tr.non-fiction · INF.MED

Let an agent explain non-fiction and its genres and standards, support finding, evaluating and writing non-fiction, describe its place in publishing and broadcasting, and support literacy and research questions.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain non-fiction and its genres and standards, support finding, evaluating and writing non-fiction, describe its place in publishing and broadcasting, and support literacy and research questions.

Written or recorded works that present factual information, arguments or accounts about real events, people and subjects, including history, biography, journalism, essays, reference works, textbooks, commentary, scholarly writing and documentary radio and public affairs programmes, as distinct from fiction; non-fiction is judged by accuracy and sourcing, spans many genres and formats, and includes traditional commentarial genres of many cultures.

What it is for: Works about real subjects.

It can be explain genres and standards; support finding and evaluating; support writing; describe publishing context.

Distinguishing features

Factual claim

Sourcing

Many genres

Multiple formats

What it looks like

Books, articles, programmes and recordings.

How it is recognised

Works presenting factual content

History, biography, journalism, essays, reference

Fiction is invented; creative non-fiction uses literary technique on facts

Related models

is a kind of - category

written work

is a kind of - category

work

is related to - a common non-fiction form

article

is related to - a contrasting fiction genre

fantasy

In practice

Families and kinds

history and biography

journalism and commentary

reference and educational works

essays and creative non-fiction

documentary and public affairs broadcasting

Standards and regulation

Editorial and fact-checking standards

Library classification systems

Broadcasting standards for factual programmes

Failure modes and hazards

Presenting inaccurate work as fact

Blurring fiction and non-fiction

Ignoring non-Western factual genres

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What non-fiction is.

Literature.

Concept

Concept and boundary.

Concept

Concept.

  1. What is non-fiction, and where does the boundary with fiction and creative non-fiction lie? definition
  2. Which genre or format is meant? boundary

Genres

Genres.

Genres

Genres.

  1. What genres of non-fiction exist across writing and broadcasting, including commentarial traditions of different cultures? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific genre? action
Use Finding and evaluating.

Practice.

Find

Finding works.

Find

Finding.

  1. How can reliable non-fiction on this subject be found? action
  2. Which entry fits library classification? action

Evaluate

Evaluating.

Evaluate

Evaluation.

  1. How can the accuracy and sourcing of a non-fiction work be assessed? action
  2. Which entry fits source evaluation? action
Produce Writing and publishing.

Practice.

Write

Writing.

Write

Writing.

  1. How can a non-fiction work be researched and written with sound sourcing? action
  2. Which entry fits research methods? action

Publishing

Publishing and broadcasting.

Publishing

Publishing.

  1. How are non-fiction books and factual programmes produced, edited and fact-checked? provenance
  2. Which entry fits publishing? action
Learn History and teaching.

Education.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did non-fiction develop as a category, and how do cultures differ in factual genres? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can non-fiction reading and writing be taught? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should creative non-fiction be a separate entry?
  • How should classification systems be linked?
  • How should fact-checking resources be linked?
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