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I know that the である style of writing is used as a somewhat-formal stylistic
choice, often in editorials, and in rare cases, in particular styles of
speeches. I remember being taught at some point, though, that when writing in
である form it is necessary to still use だ as a sentence ender in some
situations, but I can't recall what those situations were.

Is this the case and if so, when is it necessary to use だ when writing in である
form?
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If writing in である form, when is it necessary to use だ？
The question sounds a little vague, so my answer may or may not contain what
you wanted to know.

Whether it is the である/だ or です/ます style that you are writing in, you should NOT
end every sentence with the same word(s). Otherwise, your writing would sound
monotonous and boring.

In the case of である and だ, there is a difference in nuance between the two;
therefore you actually have more reason to use both -- namely, clarity -- than
just avoiding monotonousness and boringness.

**「だ」** tends to sound slightly more intuitive, more subjective and more
dogmatic than **「である」**. Depending on the statement you are making, one of the
two sentence-enders would generally sound more suitable.

This does not apply to the です/ます style of writing because there is no
difference in nuance (let alone, meaning) between です and ます. The choice is
automatic and is not left with the author. It all has to do with what
[品詞]{ひんし} (= "part of speech") directly precedes the sentence-ender.
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