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ching the writing of argumentative genre through imitatio:
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5). It was confirmed that the mean of rhetorical questions statistically in-
creased for B and C Texts versus Text A (p = 0,000 < 0,017 among Texts
A and B, p = 0,001 < 0,017 among Texts A and C), while it was statisti-
cally equal between the texts B and C. On the contrary, no significant
difference concerning the production of metaphors as stylistic elements
of texts A, B and C was noticed (M = 0,35, SD = 0,49: Text A, M = 0,43,
SD = 0,59: Text B and M = 0,22, SD = 0,42: Text C, Sig: 0,273>0,05).
Mean ± SD TEXT A TEXT B TEXT C
0,13 ± 0,344 1,17 ± 1,154* 1, 04 ± 0,976^
Figure 5: Mean of rhetorical questions in the texts A, B, C
Finally, a significant increase in the text length relative to the inven-
tion of more arguments suitable to the situational context and to the
communicative result of persuasion was noticed (Figure 6). The mean
a solid basis for the ‘beginner’ writers 317
5). It was confirmed that the mean of rhetorical questions statistically in-
creased for B and C Texts versus Text A (p = 0,000 < 0,017 among Texts
A and B, p = 0,001 < 0,017 among Texts A and C), while it was statisti-
cally equal between the texts B and C. On the contrary, no significant
difference concerning the production of metaphors as stylistic elements
of texts A, B and C was noticed (M = 0,35, SD = 0,49: Text A, M = 0,43,
SD = 0,59: Text B and M = 0,22, SD = 0,42: Text C, Sig: 0,273>0,05).
Mean ± SD TEXT A TEXT B TEXT C
0,13 ± 0,344 1,17 ± 1,154* 1, 04 ± 0,976^
Figure 5: Mean of rhetorical questions in the texts A, B, C
Finally, a significant increase in the text length relative to the inven-
tion of more arguments suitable to the situational context and to the
communicative result of persuasion was noticed (Figure 6). The mean
