Writ 1133 features of strong analysis paragraphs
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An analysis paragraph analyzes a single piece of evidence to support the thesis. It should present the evidence directly, analyze it using relevant concepts, and connect how it supports the thesis. A strong analysis paragraph states an argument, quotes or describes the relevant evidence, uses concepts to dissect how the evidence backs the claim, and indicates how this argument ties to the overall thesis. It avoids simply summarizing, omitting the evidence, failing to use concepts, or cramming multiple claims into one paragraph.
Writ 1133 features of strong analysis paragraphs
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- 2. An analysis paragraph shows how a single piece of evidence supports and develops your thesis. You create one by presenting that (single) piece of evidence as directly as possible; analyzing it using heuristic concepts and terms (in our case, from Hunt); and connecting the results to the thesis. Here’s a good way to organize a paragraph of analysis: • State your argumentative claim. (Include a transition from the previous paragraph). • Quote the relevant evidence (if quotable; if not, describe it clearly). • Use heuristic concepts/terms to dissect the evidence and show how it supports your claim. • Indicate how the argument you’ve made in this paragraph contributes to your thesis overall. Bad ways to organize a paragraph of analysis include: • Summarizing rather analyzing. • Neglecting to present the evidence, or at least not directly. • Neglecting to use the conceptual terminology. • Cramming multiple claims and/or pieces of evidence into a single paragraph. • features of a strong analysis paragraph