WRITING 39C Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Thesis Statement, Deep Foundation
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How long it will take for benefits to be seen. To support a feasibility analysis, present evidence that implementation of a particular solution/solutions is feasible in terms of money, time and support. Comparable context can also be drawn from the past. Show that a similar policy has worked in a similar context. Your hcp will become a richly-textured thesis statement, one that deepens your articulation of the problem at hand and argues convincingly for ways to move forward. Counter argument: helps to demonstrate the mastery of established arguments and knowledge in areas of discourse and show their recognition of the legitimacy of other perspectives. Effective advocates deliver strong and impassioned arguments by undermining counterarguments. They have researched, read, and considered positions that run against their own. They use such positions to deepen their own positions. Successful advocates draw from a deep well of knowledge when carefully selecting the evidence and rhetorical appeals.