College Composition / Unit 15 CMP 0355 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Thesis-First and Delayed-Thesis Organization
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The idea
An argument can state its thesis first and then support it, or present evidence first and reach the thesis later.
In practice
Thesis-first suits readers who are open to the claim; delayed-thesis can lead skeptical readers step by step toward a position they might otherwise reject.
Where people slip
Whichever order a writer chooses, the claims and evidence must support that structure throughout.
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