ARGUMENTS VS EXPLANATIONS EXPLANATIONS An explanation is a group of statements that try to show how or why something is or will be the case. Specifically‚ we use an explanation when we try to explain what makes a claim true. The event or the phenomenon in question is usually accepted as a matter of fact. Explanations do NOT prove why something is the case. Every explanation is composed of two parts: The explanandum (a statement that describes the event that is supposed to be explained)‚ and
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In academic writing‚ an argument is usually a main idea‚ often called a “claim” or “thesis statement‚” backed up with evidence that supports the idea. In most college papers‚ one needs to make some sort of claim and use evidence to support it. One’s ability to do this will separate a good paper from other papers. We use argument in everyday life to convince somebody of my ideas or opinion‚ convince our teachers we deserve a better grade. A better argument is accomplished if no emotion is involved
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Useful Argumentative Essay Words and Phrases Examples of Argumentative Language Below are examples of signposts that are used in argumentative essays. Signposts enable the reader to follow our arguments easily. When pointing out opposing arguments (Cons): Opponents of this idea claim/maintain that… Those who disagree/ are against these ideas may say/ assert that… Some people may disagree with this idea‚ Some people may say that…however… When stating specifically why
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Working Mothers All mothers are working mothers‚ but those who have a career away from home have an extra challenge in their life. In many families today‚ mothers continue to work because they have careers that they have spent years developing. Some mothers need to work to support their family. I’m against working mothers because she will be bad mood most of the time‚ she will not have time for her home and children‚ and can’t have fun time because she is busy every weekend. The first
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Essay #3 – Writing an Argument 1 WRITING ASSIGNMENT – DIGITAL NATION 1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Within a single generation‚ digital media and the World Wide Web have transformed virtually every aspect of modern culture‚ from the way we learn and work to the ways in which we socialize and even conduct war. But is the technology moving faster than we can adapt to it? And is our 24/7 wired world causing us to lose as much as we’ve gained? In Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier‚ FRONTLINE
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With the key terms explained by the first speaker‚ let us examine our motion once again. Mass media is the major contributor to teenage social problems today. In the light of our definitions‚ is this a valid proposition? Let us consider some arguments in favor of this proposition. I‚ as the opposition’s deputy minister‚ disagree with the motion because I believe that teenagers can make use of the mass media as a platform to voice out their opinions on current issues. With the existence of
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in portraying her messages and ensures that her ideas reach the potential target groups without failure. The two sources that are going to be used in this analysis is the book "Beyond Belief" The American Press and the Coming of the Holocaust‚" by Deborah E. Lipstadt‚ together with the video‚ "America and the Holocaust" that‚ in one way or the other connects. "Beyond Belief" The American Press and the Coming of the Holocaust" is a painstaking examination on the various concerns on how the American
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others stem from more complex backgrounds. These root causes vary from popularizing teen pregnancy through modern pop culture‚ all the way to socio-economic classes the teen mothers in question grow up in. Some may even argue pure teenage rebellion and irresponsibility on the teen’s part‚ but often forget the contributing factors to this behavior. I would argue that modern pop culture has played one of the biggest roles in high teenage pregnancy. If you flip your television set to the popular channel
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A CRITICAL SUMMARY OF DEBORAH TANNEN ’S "THE POWER OF TALK: WHO GETS HEARD AND WHY Tannen‚ D. 2001 " The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why". From _Linguistics at Work: A Reader of Applications_‚ edited by Dallin D. Oaks 242-259. There is no particular way to communicate according the Deborah Tannen as communication is not just saying what you mean but how one communicates the meaning. Situation varies from one person to another. Language communicates ideas but a more powerful form of communication
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September 5‚ 2014 Questions Name: Deborah Sampson Date of Birth: December 17th‚ 1760 Birthplace: Plympton‚ Massachusetts Patriot/Loyalist/Other: Patriot Role in the American Revolution: Military Deborah Sampson On December 17th‚ 1760‚ Deborah Sampson was born into a very poor family in Plympton‚ Massachusetts. Most of her childhood was spent in poverty. At a very young age‚ her father‚ Jonathan Sampson‚ left the Sampson family. Her mother‚ also Deborah Sampson‚ got sick soon after Jonathan left
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