PRECIS WRITING The Definition & Derivation: Precis from the Old French and literally meaning “cut short”, is a concise summary of an article or other work. The precis, then, explains the main point, logical support, and structure of the original work but in greatly condensed form. The precis is objective, unlike a critical analysis, which evaluates the argument and use of evidence within an article. Thus, the precis does not offer evaluations about a text, nor does it include personal reaction to a text. Precis writing involves summarising a document to extract the maximum amount of information, then conveying this information to a reader in minimum words. Definition : A precis is a clear, compact logical summary of a passage. It preserves only the essential or important ideas of the original. ACCORDING TO OXFORD DICTIONARY : “It is a short version of a speech or a piece of w...