COMPARE/CONTRAST:

-choose two subjects that are comparable in significance
---one subject must be familiar to your readers
-choose main points that apply equally to both subjects
-Decide which way of organizing your essay would best suit your subject and purpose
---Block-one view with subsequent points(one at a time)
---Point by Point-each view on each point
-Write a thesis statement that presents your two subjects and the basis on which you will compare/contrast them.

CAUSAL ANALYSIS:

-Indicate in your thesis statement whether you are analyzing causes or effects.
-Avoid errors in reasoning
---Oversimplification
------(Canadians are cold and unfriendly, probably because of their country's climate)
---Faulty causal relation
-----(the introduction of the telephone to the village of Magdaluna caused its economic and social collapse)
---Leaping to a conclusion
-----(My cousin had to wait three years before being permitted to immigrate to Canada. This shows that immigration offices are inefficient and insensitive)
-Provide detailed support for your main points (Causes or effects)

ARGUMENTATION:

-Choose an issue that you know and care about.
---Remember that every issue has multiple sides
-Select reason and evidence that will convince your audience.
-Arrange your reasons in the structural pattern that is most appropriate for your issue and your audience.

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First Year SBC EN101 English Composition Notas sobre September 30th-Sentences:Modifiers and Stuff, criado por heinrichs.mark em 30-09-2013.