Dry. Proscriptive. Wordy. Jargony. Boring. Many words have been used to describe scientific writing, very few of which would excite a reader to take a closer look into the contents of a paper. With ...

The word ‘argument’ suggests a disagreement but a written argument has nothing to do with conflict. A written argument should present a clear and well-supported point of view, accompanied by facts and ...

Strong and thorough evidence supports an argument or "claim," providing explanation in the form of quotes, statistics, personal reflections, and observations, to name a few. Yet, just including a ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: How do we teach ELLs formal language and how to write argument essays for the CCSS? Part One’s responses came from Tan Huynh, Vicky Giouroukakis, Maureen Connolly, ...

Writers who need to persuade an audience usually think about logos, ethos, and pathos. Or about what they need to say. But, ironically, where you put information can trump what you say. Moreover, ...

Conclusions pose something of an impossible situation, because your task is to restate your argument and your argument’s significance without sounding repetitive, dull or melodramatic. If you find ...