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The Art of the Essay-How to Start
Lecture no. 6 from the course: Analysis and Critique: How to Engage and Write about Anything
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Taught by Professor Dorsey Armstrong | 29 min | Categories: Literature & Language
Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" are two of the most famous argumentative essays in the Western literary tradition. Using their opening passages, examine why it's so important that your opening argument be specific, be substantive, and pass what Professor Armstrong calls the "What?/So What?" test....
24 Lectures
1
How to Write about Anything
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of 33 min
2
How to Be an Effective Reader
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of 30 min
3
How Literature Can Help
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of 27 min
4
Shaping Your Voice
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of 30 min
5
Knowing Your Reader
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of 29 min
6
The Art of the Essay-How to Start
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of 29 min
7
How to Organize an Argument
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of 31 min
8
Supporting Your Argument
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of 30 min
9
Finishing Strong
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of 30 min
10
The Uses of Poetry
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of 30 min
11
Poetic Diction and Syntax
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of 29 min
12
Drama-Writing Out Loud
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of 29 min
13
What You Can Learn from Autobiography
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of 19 min
14
Writing and Leadership
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of 31 min
15
The Rules of Rhetoric
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of 30 min
16
Invention and Arrangement
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of 30 min
17
Ethos and Pathos
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of 33 min
18
Finding What You Need
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of 30 min
19
Using What You Find
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of 30 min
20
Getting Started-Writing First Drafts
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of 30 min
21
Editing-Finding What's Wrong
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of 29 min
22
Rewriting-Fixing What's Wrong
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of 29 min
23
Avoiding Common Errors in Grammar and Usage
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of 33 min
24
The Power of Words
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of 30 min
