Style of writing

In this part of the study guide, we will turn our attention to the author’s style of writing.

First of all, “The truth about male friendship” by Sarfraz Manzoor is a newspaper opinion article. Opinion articles are usually subjective accounts, comments or analyses on a given topic. In this case, the topic is male friendship, as the title announces it.

Since the article is based on a personal experience, the style of writing is journalistic, yet personal. While the author presents his view and exper...