: Does this writing style have a proper name? I'm curious to know if this style of writing (pattern) has a name. They can sometimes take up almost a full paragraph giving background about a

I'm curious to know if this style of writing (pattern) has a name. They can sometimes take up almost a full paragraph giving background about a specific person or subject when introducing them into an article.

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In news writing, it might be called an attribution or background clause or sentence. Reporters attribute a fact or description to a source; that is, they identify a person, publication, document as the source of the information. Those sentences often include background or identifying information, as in the question. I don't believe most reporters have a formal name for that -- a string of non-restrictive clauses with biographical information after referring to a person or source.

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