Kate Miao
Writing English as a second language——Thesis (week6) 1.Coherent:logically connected; 2.Give the reader some reason to be interested in; 3.Common knowledge:reasonable people don’t dispute it. 4.Think smaller 5.Concession:for example,if you are arguing “Dogs are better than cats”,dogs can company you when you are lonely,cats can also do that,always remember to argue:even though it’s true,it doesn’t disprove my thesis.really thought it though; 6.Conclusion:always asking “so what?”it's better to start a with a positive reason and ending up with a positive reason. 7.Comparison:both sides of…… Usage: 1.nowadays:cut down the usage of it 2.It seems:not in a formal writing.used in spoken english,when dealing with people; 3.Have to:there is no choice;should:the best choice,but what you should do can be different from what you will do; 4.In a word:when using it,in short. 5.Hopeless:there is no hope;helpless:you can’t do anything by yourself
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