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That's actually how we're taught to write in American high schools... Lupine Send a noteboard - 14/12/2009 02:39:56 PM
When it comes to intro paragraphs, a lot of the examples have broad "accepted knowledge" statements like the ones here. It's called an attention-getter. The idea is that the substantiation part comes later, when you're trying to prove the less-accepted fact. I know, it's silly. Imo, serious academic writing shouldn't rest on gimmicks, but it's hard to break old habits, and I still find myself doing it on occasion (just wrote a paper on children in The Canterbury Tales, and the intro drove me nuts because I wanted to talk about the old notion of medieval children being mini-adults).
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What do you think of this intro? - 14/12/2009 06:14:51 AM 599 Views
I'm not a fan of the first two sentences. - 14/12/2009 06:42:10 AM 373 Views
Well, i know for a fact that he doesn't opening with questions - 14/12/2009 07:02:03 AM 480 Views
Ahhh, one of those professors. - 14/12/2009 07:22:46 AM 360 Views
Being sneaky, hmmm. I like this idea. *NM* - 14/12/2009 07:59:39 AM 180 Views
It's like a Pleasentville film review. *NM* - 14/12/2009 09:54:14 AM 145 Views
I actually mention it a few times later. *NM* - 14/12/2009 08:48:11 PM 190 Views
I want to stick a wikipedia-style "who?" in there. - 14/12/2009 10:53:02 AM 354 Views
That's actually how we're taught to write in American high schools... - 14/12/2009 02:39:56 PM 352 Views
Part of my problem is that he hasn't told me what level this is for. - 14/12/2009 03:04:40 PM 331 Views
Aye, but it's an intro. - 15/12/2009 08:07:38 AM 299 Views
You presume correctly - 15/12/2009 02:19:07 PM 390 Views
I smell a strawman... - 15/12/2009 02:25:36 AM 359 Views
Stylistically it needs a lot of work. - 15/12/2009 03:28:24 AM 412 Views
Wow, thanks *NM* - 15/12/2009 02:22:48 PM 200 Views
That was a good critique. *NM* - 16/12/2009 01:21:28 AM 142 Views

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