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Unit 6: Methods of Development and Complexity

Quick questions on Definition and description as development - AP English Language Unit 6

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What is decoration without function?
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Vivid description that does not support the argument is just color. Tie every method to the point it makes.
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Why is defining a contested term a persuasive move rather than neutral background? [Recall]
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A writer arguing for stronger environmental rules opens by describing a single dried-up riverbed in vivid detail before any statistics. Explain how the description works as a method of development. [Short explanation]

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