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63 Assessment Guide for Educators: RLA Appendix D Figurative meaning/language (not to be interchanged with connotative meaning): that which involves figures of speech and/ or is not meant literally (e.g., that which is described through metaphor) Finding (not to be interchanged with conclusion, evidence, assumption): that which is discovered through research or study (See conclusion for disambiguation— these concepts are closely related) Format (not to be interchanged with genre): general appearance, style, arrangement (e.g., of a text) Generalization (not to be interchanged with summary, conclusion, hypothesis): a principle, theory or idea that can be applied in many instances Genre (not to be interchanged with format): a class or category, usually used to describe literary or artistic work (e.g., fiction, poetry, etc.) Historical context: events, figures, ideas prevalent in the popular or political discourse at the time at which something (e.g., a document) was originated Hypothesis (not to be interchanged with generalization, conclusion, claim, stance, position, assumption, inference): a proposition or set of propositions set forth as an explanation for a group of facts or phenomena; conjecture that is a guide for investigation Idea (not to be interchanged with theme, detail): any conception resulting from mental understanding, awareness or activity Inference/infer (not to be interchanged with interpret, summarize, analyze, hypothesize): to conclude by reasoning from evidence that which is not explicitly stated Information (not to be interchanged with data): knowledge gained through experience or study. More abstract and general than “data. ” Interpret (not to be interchanged with infer, summarize, analyze): to provide the meaning of, or explain, that which is explicitly stated or displayed graphically or symbolically Justify (not to be interchanged with support): to show a claim or statement to be writing, especially using evidence