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Text response, quick question!
« on: September 10, 2011, 07:29:01 pm »
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For text responses, is it generally better to start off your body with your 'strongest' argument, or your 'weakest' and gradually strengthen your response?

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Re: Text response, quick question!
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2011, 08:00:53 pm »
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Personally, I would normally end with my strongest argument, concluding in a stronger, more positive fashion. I've also found that if I feel an argument is particularly weak or soft that giving it an especially strong topic sentence can save + add additional marks the content itself won't provide.
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Re: Text response, quick question!
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2011, 08:08:07 pm »
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I think it is best to start off strong, then put your weaker argument in the middle, and then finish with another strong point.

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Re: Text response, quick question!
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2011, 11:06:44 am »
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I don't think you should decide order based on which argument is "strongest" but based on how they logically flow into one another.
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Re: Text response, quick question!
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2011, 12:34:52 pm »
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In my opinion, go with
...start off strong, then put your weaker argument in the middle, and then finish with another strong point.
but make sure
...they logically flow into one another.
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Re: Text response, quick question!
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2011, 12:59:19 pm »
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I asked my teacher and she said the 10/10s have three equally strong arguments.

basically - y would you use a "WEAK" argument?
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Re: Text response, quick question!
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2011, 02:47:58 pm »
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I asked my teacher and she said the 10/10s have three equally strong arguments.

basically - y would you use a "WEAK" argument?
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Re: Text response, quick question!
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2011, 03:30:26 pm »
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I asked my teacher and she said the 10/10s have three equally strong arguments.

basically - y would you use a "WEAK" argument?

Not really a 'weak' argument, just like a relatively weak point compared to your other paragraphs.