Writing Arguments
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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 5:

Invention Strategies

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There are very few "right" and "wrong" ways to start a paper. There are just ways. However, it is often useful to have both a goal in mind and a model to use as the framework for starting a paper. Most writers will get attached to one or two models, and this is frequently a mistake. Additionally, writers will sometimes copy a model and leave out the entire thought process behind the model. 

Parallel Case
Rebuttal
Synthesis
Treatment
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