What effect is created by the use of anecdotes?

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Style, tone, grammar, punctuation, genre, rhetorical devices - an excellent writer must master these 'tools of the trade' to achieve the desired effect in any piece of writing. Consider the types of writing you most enjoy reading - what makes them good? What if they were written by other authors - how would they be different? Notice the techniques used by writers and try to achieve similar effects in your own writing by experimenting with them.


What effect is created by the use of anecdotes?