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Professional Diction In Into The Wild, By Jon Krakauer

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Professional diction is utilized in this passage as Krakauer describes an injury that can affect mountain climbers with low oxygen consumption. The use of strong words like "ailment," "cerebral" and "deteriorate" lead the reader to trust that Krakauer has been educated on this topic. The effect of this diction is the view that the reader has on the author. They may respect Krakauer more now knowing that he is educated on the risks of mountain

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