Order topics from broadest to narrowest
Key Notes :
A topic is the subject or principal focus of your writing. The scope of a topic is the range of ideas that the topic covers. A topic with a broader scope is more general and covers a wider range of ideas. A topic with a narrower scope is more specific and covers a more limited range of ideas.
Topic 1: The impact of World War II on British society Topic 2: The impact of World War II on British women British society includes more than just women, so Topic 2 has a narrower scope.
Topics can be broad or narrow in scope, but narrow topics are generally easier to develop fully in your writing because they are more focused. Topics become narrower when you limit yourself to a particular aspect of the topic, such as a more specific time period, place or group of people.
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🔔 Order the topics from broadest to narrowest.
Absolute monarchy in France during the eighteenth century has the broadest scope. It is the most general.
The reign of Louis XVI has a narrower scope. Louis XVI is a specific eighteenth-century French monarch.
Louis XVI’s enactment of the Edict of Versailles has the narrowest scope. It focuses on a specific aspect of the reign of Louis XVI.
🔔 Order the topics from broadest to narrowest.
Conservation efforts directed at species with some likelihood of going extinct have the broadest scope. It is the most general.
Conservation efforts directed at endangered species of Indonesia has a narrower scope. It focuses on a specific subset of endangered species.
Conservation efforts directed at endangered Sumatran tigers in Malaysia has the narrowest scope. It focuses on a specific endangered species within Indonesia.
🔔 Order the topics from broadest to narrowest.
Absolute monarchy in France during the eighteenth century has the broadest scope. It is the most general.
The reign of Louis XVI has a narrower scope. Louis XVI is a specific eighteenth-century French monarch.
Louis XVI’s enactment of the Edict of Versailles has the narrowest scope. It focuses on a specific aspect of the reign of Louis XVI.
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