english 500 750 wors cause and effect essay

Cause and Effect Essay

Write a 500-750 word essay using cause and effect as a method of development.

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Writing Approach

Determine exactly what point you are going to make and write it down in precise terms. Remember, you are going to be writing about the causes that lead up to a specific event or situation. Think about why you want to make this point. Develop a thesis statement. Then choose examples and details that count for something, those that move the reader toward some goal. Your details about the events that take place should ultimately lead up to the effect or the end result.

Writing Assignment

Purpose: to inform

Method of Development: cause and effect

Choose your own topic, but make sure that the topic allows you to be able to state the causes that effected the end situation or event. You can choose to talk about:

• the effect of being a workaholic
• the effect of cyberbullying
• cause and effect of choosing your major

You are welcome to choose a different topic. If you have something in mind but you are unsure if it will work as a cause and effect essay, please send me a message through the Messages link for assistance.

Reminders

1. Brainstorm for topics.
2. Organize your ideas.

   Writing a Cause/Effect Essay

   The cause/effect essay tries to discover the connections between events, in terms of causes, results, or consequences. You may think about a causal relationship by considering some familiar word combinations: If . . . then; Because of . . . the result was; or the problem . . . could be solved by. However, you must not confuse coincidence or chronological sequence with evidence; this is called post hoc fallacy (believing that the action/event that follows is automatically caused by the first action/event). Also, you must look for causes or effects that go beyond the obvious; be careful not to oversimplify.While this essay is designated cause/effect, you may write a thesis and paper that focus only on one aspect; in other words, you may focus just on causes or simply on effects. You may also write a paper that incorporates both. In any case, be sure to supply a “so what” conclusion and to use appropriate transitions for each type of paper.Write about a topic within your knowledge base. Use the following kinds of transitions within paragraphs to help your reader understand your approach:

   Transitions

   Cause	Effect
   Because	Accordingly
   Caused by	As a result, resulted in
   Results from	Consequently
   Since	For this reason,
   	So, so that
   	Then, therefore, thus

   Finally, logic is an important part of writing this essay. Your book goes into great detail about the kinds of logical mistakes writers make. Pay close attention to each one; then use careful brainstorming to avoid the problems that result from faulty logic.