We are taught that both tone and attitude refer to the author's perception and presentation of the material and the audience. I've always had trouble with distinguishing the attitude and the tone, so it's always good to go back and review what they really are.
Tone is synonymous with the word "mood." In fact, the tone reinforces the mood.
Attitude not only creates the mood, but it also represents the stance or relationship the author has toward their subject.
You think of how parents say, "Don't use that tone with me" or "I don't appreciate your attitude". So what's the difference? If I yelled at my mom, "I don't want to do the dishes!!" she would comment on my tone. But if I sluggishly said, "I don't want to do the dishes" she would comment on my attitude; on my view of not wanting to do the dishes.
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For a while, I would the tone and attitude confused. I was actually thinking of the same example you used for tone because most people use that phrase. I like how you gave an example for attitude as well because that definitely helped me distinguish the two. Thanks for the review, it helped me!
ReplyDeleteI also have a hard time telling the difference between tone and attitude. Thanks for breaki g it down using definitions. Although, I am still a little confused on how to tell the difference.
ReplyDeleteI would at times describe attitude as tone. The mood is set and attitude creates the tone like an enviroment as spring and halloween.
ReplyDeleteThis is actually very helpful! It's easy to get the two confused especially under pressure, I'll try to remember this next time we are testing! Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteI always get these two words mixed up. Providing the examples was a clever idea on how to distinguish the two, however I still don't know how to tell the difference. Especially when I'm under pressure like I will be during the AP exam.
ReplyDeleteI saw how many of you commented that you still can't distinguish the difference between the two so are let me break it down further.
ReplyDeleteTone: The writer's attitude toward the subject.
Attitude: The feeling the reader gets when reading something.
This is a bit easier for me to remember. Thanks .
DeleteThanks, I've been in the same situation as you. When it comes to the times writing, i get stuck on both and it takes time from writing my essay, I'll keep this in mind next time. Thanks!
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