Writing to Argue and Discuss COnventions Flashcards
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Express a strong viewpoint but deal with both sides of an argument or explore obstacles/ challenges.
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Use the first person (e.g. ‘I’) but sometimes expressed using less personal, objective language
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Use vivid imagery, anecdotes or examples to engage the reader, or to provide the background to the ideas being discussed
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Use varied sentence structures for developing an argument in a logical, progressive way
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Use discourse markers, such as adverbs, and other linking words/phrases to direct the argument logically (e.g. ‘Finally’, ‘in this way’, ‘This demonstrates…’)
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Use rhetorical device (e.g. rhetorical questions, repetition, list of three)
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Use statistics, data or other numerical measures to persuade the reader
