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  • Unit 1: An Introduction to College Writing
    • Academic Writing
    • Writing for Others
    • Being Disconnected
    • Types of Assignments
  • Unit 2: An Academic Mindset
    • Analysis
    • Common Knowledge
    • Burden of Proof
    • Evidence
    • Writing to Learn
  • Unit 3: Building a Basic Argument
    • Primary Claim
    • Supporting Claim
    • Background Statements
    • Elaborations
    • Concessions
  • Unit 4: Common Arguments
    • Arguments of Definition
    • Claims of Fact
    • Claims of Value
    • Claims of Policy
  • Unit 5: Invention Strategies
    • Parallel Case
    • Rebuttal
    • Synthesis
    • Treatment
  • Unit 6: Common Flawed Arguments
    • Agenticity
    • Hasty Generalization
    • False Correlation
    • Enumeration Error
    • Arguing from Anecdote
  • Unit 7: Beyond the First Draft
    • Stalling Out
    • Serial Questioning
    • Revision
    • Editing
  • Special: Argumentation and Debate

Unit 1:

An Introduction to College Writing

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In all likelihood, college-level writing will be different from other forms of writing students might have done in the past. This is because academic writing (as opposed to personal writing or creative writing) consists of writing that exists for a school-like or college-based setting. While many students have written essays for classes in the past, they might have been given a wide range of latitude in their assignments. Essays that are written for college classes and for professional contexts typically shift the focus away from the student and onto the students’ readers.
Academic Writing
Writing for Others
Being Disconnected
Types of Assignments
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