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The first five lines of the 'Distinctions' section of the article make a number of assertions that aren't necessarily true. I include them below.

"The numerous literary and creative devices used within fiction are generally thought inappropriate for use in nonfiction. They are still present particularly in older works but they are often muted so as not to overshadow the information within the work. Simplicity, clarity and directness are some of the most important considerations when producing nonfiction. Audience is important in any artistic or descriptive endeavor, but it is perhaps most important in nonfiction. In fiction, the writer believes that readers will make an effort to follow and interpret an indirectly or abstractly presented progression of theme, whereas the production of nonfiction has more to do with the direct provision of information. Understanding of the potential readers' use for the work and their existing knowledge of a subject are both fundamental for effective nonfiction."

Within non-fiction there exists a sub-genre of 'Creative Non-fiction' which emphasises the use of literary and creative devices. This is not a minor sub-genre; most memoir will use literary devices common to fiction to some degree, such as dialogue and narrative given in scene. Neither is this approach limited to 'older works'; the 'New Journalism'developed in the 1960s and '70s popularised a literary style still common in editorials today. Some sub-genres of Creative Non-fiction such as the lyric essay apply techniques typically used only in poetry. The objective of such work is rarely as simple as the direct provision of information. It's worth bearing in mind that Thoreau's Walden is a work of Non-fiction. Walden is much more than a survival manual, it's a work of creative art. While I don't disagree with the principles laid out above in the context of certain types of reportage, for example, and indeed many other forms of non-fiction, they simply don't hold true for non-fiction taken as a whole.