College Composition / Unit 16 CMP 0384 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Wrong Transitions
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The idea
A transition that names the wrong relationship misleads readers even when the sentence is grammatical.
In practice
"Sales rose; therefore, the company cut staff" claims rising sales caused the cuts; if the cuts happened despite the rise, the word should be however.
Where people slip
Read transitions as claims; each one asserts how two ideas connect.
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