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How to Choose the Right Focus for Discourse

How to Choose the Right Focus for Discourse

Lessons from the faux-curiosity of a legacy-media columnist

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Aug 17, 2023
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An empty lecture hall filled with chairs, shot so that we're drawn to the fuzzy focus in the middle.

Here’s a fun exercise sometimes used for students making the leap from descriptive to persuasive writing. Pick two objects—any objects, or ideas—and write a paragraph on how they are alike. Start with the obvious, then move to the surprising. Mix up sentence structure. Play around with connecting phrases. Include a pleasing twist, if you can: maybe an e…

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