ENGL147 Week 5 | General English in English - Chamberlain university

Question 3

2 / 2 pts After writing the full draft of your essay, why should you revisit your introduction and review, and possibly adjust, it? Often, our initial draft of the introduction paragraph is too mild in tone. Now that we’ve written our essay, we can go back and be aggressive and combative, making our voice an “angry yell” vs. a “reasonable assertion.” Often, our initial draft of the introduction paragraph is lacking in humor. Now that we’ve written our essay, we can go back and insert a joke because humor is essential to good argument. Often, our initial draft of the introduction paragraph is in good enough shape, with an attention-grabber, background information, and thesis. Now that we’ve written our essay, we can go back and fine-tune each of those elements for maximum effectiveness and for good, logical flow between each sentence. Often, our initial draft of the introduction paragraph is too assertive. Now that we’ve written our essay, we can go back and adjust our wording so the reader understands that we do not have an opinion on the topic either way. We should revise for effectiveness in each sentence of the introduction paragraph, according to strong argument technique. We should not attempt to sound “angry,” nor should we “erase” our opinion or tell a joke for the sake of telling a joke. In fact, it’s often not a good idea because the topics for argument are usually important enough to people that making a joke may convey a lack of seriousness on your part and damage your credibility.