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WritingPrinciplesofaCauseandEffectEssay

1.Whatiscauseandeffectanalysis?Causeandeffectanalysisisaformoflogicalwritinginwhichthewriterexaminesthecausesand/oreffectsofsomething.Incauseandeffectanalysis,thecauseusuallyhelpstoanswerthequestionWhy?Theeffect，ontheotherhand，examinestheconsequencesofthecause.ItanswersthequestionSowhat?Englishwriting2

2.thepurposeofwritingacauseandeffectessayGenerallyspeaking,thepurposeofwritingacauseandeffectessayistofindoutandanalyzeboththecauseandtheeffectofacertainevent.Butinsomecases,youressaymayjustfocusonthecausesofacertaineventorjustontheeffectsofacertainevent.Therefore,whenyouarecollectingmaterialsforthewriting,youshouldknowclearlywhetheryouaregoingtofindoutthecausesoranalyzetheeffects,orboth.Englishwriting2

3.Whatarethenecessarypartsinvolvedinacauseandeffectexpositoryessay?Introduction:anythingthatwillgetyourreadertoask“Why”or“Whydidyousaythat?”e.g.Smokinghasanumberofbadeffectsonpeople,bothsmokersandnon-smokersaroundthem.Body:thecausesandeffectsofacertaineventConclusion:youmayadvisethereaders,predictthefutureorsummarizethepointsmentionedinthebodyparagraph.Englishwriting2

4.Whatisthesemanticstructureofacauseandeffectessay?Orientation(gettingyourreaderstoaskwhyorsowhat)^causesand/oreffectsofacertainevent(dependingonthewritingpurposes)^coda(makingaconclusion)Englishwriting2

5.Howcanwedeterminetheproperpatterntoorganizeacauseandeffectessay?1)??thesingle-cause-many-effectspattern:Withthispattern,youcandescribethecauseintheintroductionandthendeveloptheeffectsofthatcauseinthebodyoftheessay.Thefollowingdiagramhelpstoillustratehowthispatternworks.