Writing 2121F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Domestic Violence, Rhetorical Question, Cold Turkey

• School: Western University
• Department: Writing
• Course: Writing 2121F/G
• Professor: Marielle Aylen

Document Summary

Body: 3-5 main points ensures: clear, concise arguments, anticipate and challenge opposing ideas. Thesis: my thesis is that people benefit from not making new year"s resolutions flies in the face of conventional wisdom. After all, we do need to set goals to make changes in our lives: i do not dispute the latter point; instead, i am arguing that setting goals according to arbitrary dates is not effective for most people. Will my reader find the statement abstract: concretize with support. Alternatively, getting a practical step-by-step plan in place and executing these steps over a defined period is more effective in establishing new habits to replace the old. For example, crash diets and quitting smoking cold turkey tend to fail because people feel deprived and they obsess about the thing they can"t have. Replacing smoking habits with activities and new rituals and replacing unhealthy foods with tasty healthy substitutes are likely to make change a pleasant experience (explanation)