The term "pit bull" does not designate a breed of dog, as do the terms "German shepherd" and "poodle." It is like the...
LamontJanuary 17, 2022
Main point questions
Aloha, concerning finding the main point is difficult to identify. Are there keywords can look for identifying the main point I remember in the lecture and my notes there can be certain words or phrases introducing the main point. Mahalo guys.
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Main Point continues: I ask myself what the author is trying to tell me. However, I'm still having trouble.
jakennedyJanuary 17, 2022
There are plenty of words that will indicate a conclusion. Here are some:
Accordingly As a result Consequently Entails that Hence Implies that It follows that It must be that So Therefore Thus We may conclude We may infer Which Means
Keep in mind, these indicate a conclusion, but not necessarily the main conclusion. The questions occasionally get tricky and give you a conclusion indicator to introduce a subsidiary conclusion. This means that you cannot follow these words blindly. When you see statements introduced by one of these words, ask yourself whether that statement is supporting another statement. If it is, the supporting statement is a subsidiary conclusion rather than the main conclusion. If it is not supporting another statement, and if it is part of the author's argument (not the argument of some random critic, scientist, etc.) then it is likely the main conclusion.
