Whats important
Give a clear point. Tell reader your thesis and what your thesis is in response to as well, aka the background of the story
Too keep audience engaged
Explain what you are responding too early on
You are what
entering into a larger conversation so you need to start with what "they are saying"
Your ideas
Introduce them as a response to what "they say" Summarize what they say as soon as you can.
Whats best
Summarize the ideas you're responding to briefly at the start of your text delay detailed elaboration for later.give readers a preview of whats motivating you. don't around them in details right away.
If you start with opposing sides argument
make sure it in some way illistrates the view your dressing or leads you too that view directly with minimum steps
Introducing what they say template
Americans have always believed that.
..Conventional wisdom has it that...Common sense seems to dictate that.
..The common way to think about ..
. is that...
It is often said that...My whole life i have heard it said that..
.You would think that...Many people assume that.
..
Making what they say into what you say
Ive always believed that..
.when i was a child, i used to think that...Although i should know better by know, i cannot help thinking that..
.at the same time that i believe...
, i also believe...
Introducing something that is implied or assumed
Although none of them have ever said so directly, my teachers have often given me the impression that education will open doors.One implication of .
..is that ..
..Although... does not say so directly, she apparently assumes that.
..While they rely admit as much,...
often take for granted that...
Introducing an ongoing debate
In discussions of ..
., one controversial issue has been.... on the one hand, .
.. argues...
. On the other hand, ... contends.
.. Others even maintain ...
.My own view is ...
ongoing debate
When it comes to the topic of ..., most of us will readily agree that...
Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of ...Whereas some are convinced that...
, others maintain that...
Use return sentences to remind reader
of what they say readers will forget and not followEx..
In conclusion, then, as i suggested earlier, defenders of ... can have it both ways. Their assertion that ..
.. is contradicted by their clam that...
