-^ maintains unity [see unity in the Glossary],
-^ demonstrates effective sentence variety,
-^ builds effective emphasis,
-^ uses vocabulary appropriate for the subject and the audience,
-^ concludes logically.
PROCESS
The following steps can help you use cause and effect to develop a paper, either a
short, paragraph-length analysis or a full-length paper. [See Writing a Paragraph in
Chapter 2, Writing, for an analysis of paragraph structure and Writing a Multi-Paragraph
Paper in Chapter 2, Writing, for details about writing a full-length paper.]
STEP 1: Prewriting—Finding a Topic
This section assumes that you have been asked to develop a paper using the cause-
and-effect method. If you must choose your own topic, think of subject matter you
have studied recently. Without worrying about order or logic, jot down 10 or 15 top-
ics as quickly as they occur to you. In an economics class, for instance, the list of
topics may include these items:
monopolies
oligopolies
perfect competition
capitalism
production
supply and demand
inflation
socialism
communism
distribution equilibrium pointOnce you have topics, the cause-and-effect situations become evident. For instance:
- How^ do^ monopolies^ form?^ (causes)
- What^ happens^ to^ the^ price^ of^ products^ produced^ by^ a^ monopoly?^ (effects)
- What^ factors^ are^ involved^ in^ production?^ (causes)
- When^ production^ slows,^ what^ happens^ to^ the^ economy?^ (effects)
- What^ brings^ about^ inflation?^ (causes)
- How^ does^ inflation^ affect^ the^ stock^ market?^ (effects)
- What^ happens^ to^ production^ during^ periods^ of^ high^ inflation?^ (effects)
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