Developing an argument
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What does a developed argument do?
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Builds — each section adds a new layer, arriving somewhere new.
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The ‘carousel’ mistake?
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Re-proving the same point with different quotations — no growth.
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How does a developed argument move?
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Claim → deeper reason → complication → ‘so what?’.
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How does answering a counter-idea help?
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It shows evaluation and deepens the argument.
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Staircase vs carousel?
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Staircase = each step adds a layer; carousel = same point circled.
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Which criteria does development serve?
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C (focus, organisation and development) and B (evaluation).
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Where should the argument arrive?
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At a richer, more nuanced conclusion than the thesis alone.
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What should each paragraph add?
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A new layer — a deeper reason, a complication, or a counter-idea answered.
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Development in one word?
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Growth — the argument gets richer.
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A quick test for development?
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Does the conclusion say more than the thesis did?
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