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AP English Language and Composition›Unit 4: Unit 4: Introductions, Conclusions, and Methods of Development›Unit 4: Introductions, Conclusions, and Methods of Development

Introductions, Conclusions, and Methods of Development

Writers choose how to develop an argument (comparison, cause and effect, narration) and frame it with an introduction and conclusion that fit.

Methods of development
Effective introductions
Conclusions that go beyond summary

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