College Composition / Unit 14 CMP 0331 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Supporting Evidence and Analysis
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The idea
A developed paragraph combines evidence with analysis, the writer's explanation of what the evidence means.
In practice
The analysis, in the writer's own words, explains the significance of the evidence and ties it back to the paragraph's main point.
Where people slip
Evidence without analysis leaves readers to draw the connection themselves, and they may draw the wrong one.
Your place on the trail
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