Saturday, March 21, 2015

Writing Effective Reasons


Your reasons explain WHY your thesis should be believed.  Effective reasons should be logical and able to be supported by facts and examples.  Be careful to avoid listing reasons that are essentially the same as other reasons.

Example of Repetitive Reasons

Thesis: Texting while driving should be illegal in all states.
Reason 1: Texting while driving can cause car accidents which can hurt you.
Reason 2: Texting while driving can cause car accidents which can hurt others.

Because both of these reasons refer to accidents that cause injury, it would be better to combine them into one reason:

Texting while driving can cause car accidents which can hurt you and others.

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