College Composition / Unit 14 CMP 0330 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Developing a Main Point
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The idea
Developing a point means supplying enough support and explanation that readers understand and accept it.
In practice
Support may include facts, statistics, expert opinions from sources, and examples from experience, depending on the kind of writing.
Where people slip
A paragraph that states its point and moves on has asserted it, not developed it.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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