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Whose argument is the essay?
Critics / Advocates
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Do you need to develop both sides?
Yes
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Should one side be undeveloped/fully refuted?
No
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how many sides should you develop in one paragraph?
1
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what role do you take on as the writer of a discursive essay?
Messanger
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About how many sentences should a counterargument have?
5
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Which is stronger, a seamless transition or a standard transitional phrase?
Seamless
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Where do counter points go in the essay?
After a standard paragraph
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Where should a seamless transition be placed in a paragraph?
Beginning
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How many paragraphs should a point-counterpoint discursive essay have?
As many as needed
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List four discursive trigger words.
How far, how true, to what extent, how fair, assess, discuss, analyze, evaluate, owtte
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Name three words that SHOULDN'T be used in a point counterpoint and discursive essay.
I, Me, You, We, Us, & My
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What is a Seamless Transition?
Take topic of previous paragraph and shift into the next paragraph.
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What is point counterpoint in discursive writing?
A method of writing where the writer shows both sides' arguments against the others in a neutral way.
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What should be avoided above all in discursive point-counter?
Making the argument your own/Creating a heavy bias to one side