Transitions:
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“Transitions are
words or phrases that lead your reader from one idea to the next” (McWhorter):
·
Smooth
progression from one idea to the next
·
Clear
connections between ideas:
v
“For example”
links an example to a point
v
“Next” links a
new event to a previous one
v
“Moreover” indicates
additional support
v
“Therefore”
links a cause and an effect
v
“However” indicates
an opposing view
*The
best transitions are so well-integrated that the reader doesn’t even notice
they are there.
Example
¶ from an Iron Chef essay:
In
addition, I realized that their attentiveness to their customers needs to be
improved because they didn’t have enough customer care, even though there were
only six people in the restaurant at the time.
For example, after delivering our food, our waitress never came back to
ask if we needed anything else.
Furthermore, when we had to ask for our drinks, they didn’t apologize
but brought them in their own sweet time.
Drinking was necessary because they didn’t have sufficient air
conditioning and the soup was very hot.
However, they “forgot” to refill our water glasses, which we had drained
shortly after they were brought.
Obviously, the restaurant staff was lacking in attentiveness to their
customers.