A learned tone practically explains itself. One can spot a learned tone when the writer has experience in the topic or the writer is well informed by giving examples or facts. If a scientist writes a passage on science obviously, they will carry a learned tone through out the passage. Little things like this can help you spot a tone faster. Learned tones usually come from passages wrote by teachers, ministers, role models, etc. The use of the vocabulary can also lead to the conclusion of a learned tone.

This passage is a perfect example of a learned tone since it shows the person has had past personal experience before writing this insert. In the beginning of the book Alice tends to have trouble socializing and talking to others about her problems or asking for help; she would only write in her diary and pretend it was her friend. Towards the end of the book, she is able to socialize and talk to others about what is going on in her life. She advocates that others must be taught this earlier. The fact that she has already experienced this for herself before making this statement indicates she has learned from her mistakes and wants to help others before it is too late.