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The anecdote doesn't strike me because your friend the pastor said it, but because it's a rule as old as times that every high-schooler was taught. - The intro
by ocimbote 2y ago
The anecdote doesn't strike me because your friend the pastor said it, but because it's a rule as old as times that every high-schooler was taught.
- The introduction should announce the thesis and its development
- walk your way towards your thesis
- The conclusion should summarize your thesis (and hint at openings towards new grounds)
But somehow, everyone seems to forget it and is in awe whenever someone recaps it.
- groby_b 2y agoAnd every high schooler, TedX speaker, and Malcom Gladwell impersonator gets this wrong: It only works if intro and conclusion present a different view on the information, otherwise it's simply boring the audience to death.