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Ironically, you have essentially structured your comment as a traditional essay: * First paragraph introduces the topic and states your thesis. * Second parag
by RyanMcGreal 13y ago
Ironically, you have essentially structured your comment as a traditional essay:
* First paragraph introduces the topic and states your thesis.
* Second paragraph expands on the thesis.
* Third paragraph makes arguments in support of the thesis.
* Final paragraph summarizes the thesis.
I agree completely that too many people think "writing" means "using fluffy language" but the structure of a persuasive essay is a non-fancy, workaday model that works just fine.
- antitrust 13y ago> the structure of a persuasive essay is a non-fancy, workaday model that works just fine. I agree with this, but would like to point out that grey-area's point was that there are other forms which fit other uses: > There are various ways of structuring an argument - as a dialogue, as thesis, antithesis then synthesis, or treating it as an oration like Cicero's with 6 parts ending in a peroration. The five-paragraph comp works very well for a standard argument. Anything that doesn't fit the thesis requirement, like a list or synthesis, might not do so well with that format.
- superuser2 13y agoA true school essay would list subtopics in the thesis, restate the subtopics in each topic and concluding sentence, and then restate the subtopics again in the conclusion. Parent is at least subtle and not so terribly redundant.