Relevance describes the strength of connection between content from a source and the purpose of the writing.
Relevance: What's that got to do with it?
For example, the Persuasive Essay Example uses a journal article (i.e., Bouchard, 2004) that has relevance to the purpose of the writing because it includes evidence for genetic influences on intelligence which relates to the influence of nature.
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