因果关系causeandeffect课程学习.pptxVIP

In our daily conversation, questions with why are often asked and answered. This shows that causal analysis is very common; it is something we are familiar with. Causal analysis explains the cause-effect relationship between two or more subjects. Causes tell readers why something happened. For example, smoking causes lung cancer. (Smoking is one of the causes of lung cancer.)Effects are the results of something. For example, twelve thousand smokers die from lung cancer every year. (Lung cancer is one of the effects of smoking.); Sound reasoning or logic is naturally the most important quality of any causal analysis. But it is not always easy to explain causes and effects clearly and logically. One reason for this is that an effect may have many causes and a cause may have many effects. So we must be thorough in our discussion and careful in our selection of details.;Advice about how to use cause-effect to develop a paragraph 1.Before we start to write, we must think carefully and work out a list of causes and effects, and find out the logical relationship between them. Logical thinking is particularly important in writing paragraphs of cause and effect. 2. When we write, we had better put the important cause or effect at the beginning of the paragraph. 3. Use some words or phrases that used for discussing cause and effect when it is necessary.;Steps for writing a cause and effect essay: 1)Distinguish between cause and effect 2)Develop your thesis statement 3)Find and organize supporting details(statistics ,examples, etc) ? Chronological(按年代顺序） A chronological organization means arranging the discussion by following the time sequence in which actual events happened. This organization is effective for topics which involve narrating how something happened through a period of time.;? Order of importance In an analysis which involves multiple causes and effects, you can either arrange the factors from the least important ones to the most important ones,