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| Author's note | |
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| An Approach to Paragraphs | |
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| Building paragraphs from a plan | |
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| Getting off to a good start | |
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| Summing up | |
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| Unify Your Paragraphs Around Strong Points | |
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| Be clear about your subject | |
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| Make a strong point | |
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| Be sure every sentence bears on the point | |
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| Repeat a key term | |
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| Repeat a sentence structure--for sentences doing the same work | |
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| Count the elements | |
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| Signal what's to come | |
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| Stick to one subject | |
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| Stick to one verb form | |
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| Fold two sentences into one | |
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| Make Your Points in Compelling Ways | |
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| Lead with the point and support it | |
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| Lead with the point and conclude with a comment | |
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| Lead with the point and, using conjunctions, join details | |
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| Lead with the point and list disparate details | |
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| Lead with the point and follow it with a bulleted list | |
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| Conclude with the point after introducing the subject | |
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| Conclude with the point after listing disparate details | |
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| Make the point in the middle | |
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| Undermine a premise at the end of the paragraph | |
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| Undermine a premise immediately | |
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| Undermine a premise in the middle of the paragraph | |
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| Start with a question and answer it immediately | |
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| Start with a question and answer it in succeeding sentences | |
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| Start with a question and answer it at the end | |
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| Ask several questions and answer each immediately | |
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| Imply the point in a series of details or examples | |
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| Imply the point in a series of questions | |
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| Imply the point by presenting two sides | |
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| Imply the point in an analogy or syllogism | |
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| Link Your Paragraphs | |
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| Repeat a word or phrase from the end of the preceding paragraph | |
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| Turn the repeated word into a question | |
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| Repeat an opening word or phrase | |
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| Signal what's to come | |
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| Establish pairs across paragraphs | |
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| Ask a question at the end of one paragraph and answer it at the beginning of the next | |
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| Ask a question at the beginning of the second paragraph | |
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| Make a comment | |
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| Count | |
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| Place paragraphs in time | |
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| Announce an example | |
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| String examples together | |
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| Undermine | |
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| Exemplary Paragraphs | |
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| Sources | |