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Key Language: Controlling Tone with Modals
Key Language: Transition Words for Cause-and-Effect
To blend details smoothly, use the transitional words and phrases listed below.
For causes: because, due to, on cause is, another is, since, for, first, second.
For effects: consequently, as a result, thus, resulted in, one result is, another is, therefore.
ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING
The function of an argumentative article is to show that your assertion (opinion, theory, hypothesis) about some phenomenon or phenomena is correct or more truthful than others’. The art of argumentation is not an easy skill to acquire.
Argumentative writing is the act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion. It clearly explains the process of your reasoning from the known or assumed to the unknown. Without doing this you do not have an argument, you have only an assertion.
Notice that you do not have to completely prove your point; you only have to convince reasonable readers that your argument or position has merit; i.e., that it is somehow more accurate and complete than competing arguments.
In argumentative articles good writers control the tone of the essay with the help of certain modals:
· Asserting a point: use strong modals such as must, had better, should.
· Acknowledging an opposing point: use weaker modals such as may, might, could, can, and would.
To write an argumentative article, use the following steps to help you:
· Begin by introducing the debate topic in your own words.
· Then write if you agree or disagree with the argument.
· Tell people why you hold that opinion and come up with ideas and examples to back up your arguments. Try to put these ideas in an order with the most important ideas first and links between each idea so that the essay flows well.
· Think about why people might have a different opinion (objections) and try to show why they are not important or they are not true.
· Conclude with a brief summary and try to make a strong last sentence that people will remember. For example Oprah Winfrey famously wrote, ‘I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.’ The rest of the article maybe forgotten, but that strong sentence is remembered.
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