Definition: An
argument paragraph presents a point of view and provides evidence for the point
of view taken. An argument is an opinion supported by facts. Writers refer to
opinions as claims and facts as evidence. The claim clearly states a stance on
a topic or issue. Evidence to prove this claim can include reasons, personal
experience, statistics, confirmed facts, and expert research.
Paragraph:
Based on the
statement:
"Easy reading is
damn hard writing." ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne
Undoubtedly effective writing is lean,
clean, and easy to read, furthermore my basic thinking about writing is that
stuff’s got to happen or you lose the reader’s attention because you try to
pull the language in to such sharpness that it jumps off the page. For example
Nathaniel Hawthorne says “It must look easy, but it takes me forever to get it
to look so easy”. In addition, Alexander Pope who says, "Easy
writing is damn hard reading," and vice versa, easy reading is damn hard
writing. First, writing is hard work, and it is challenging, but the challenge
is part of the pleasure. In fact the challenges of this process also
provide the greatest engagement with the texts. An example of this is easy
reading is easily understood. Perhaps you've heard the saying "can't see
the forest for the trees?" Meaning someone is so caught up in details they
lose sight of the overview. Therefore the difference between good writers and
great writers is that great writers spend a lot more time re-writing. The
experience of the reader is inversely proportional to that of the writer.
"Easy reading is damn hard writing," as Greg Ciotti says. In conclusion when working hard on a text
is easy to understand that makes it fun and not boring, getting the reader's
attention and immerse it into an adventure to which you want to communicate.
