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Unit 3 summary

  1. A line of reasoning moves step by step from evidence to thesis; each claim follows from or adds to the one before.
  2. Inductive reasoning goes from cases to a likely general conclusion; deductive reasoning applies a general rule to a case.
  3. Raising a counterargument, conceding what is fair and rebutting it shows fairness and answers doubts before they harden.
  4. Organization is a choice: time order, problem and solution, cause and effect, comparison and order of importance each suit a purpose.
  5. Words like “this,” “those” and “so” lock sentences in place; use them to decide where a sentence belongs.
  6. Choose a transition by the relationship between the two ideas: addition, contrast, cause, example or time.