Discussion Question for Chapter One (Q1)

           People can bring a source into their essays in a number of different ways depending on how they want to present it and how they want the message to come across.  It’s very common to put a source into your essay at the beginning in order to introduce your topic.  However, a more experienced writer may hold off bringing the source in until a later paragraph.  This tactic gives more power to the words you are writing.  If your state what you think and why you think that, you can reinforce your point by giving an outside source to the reader.  This helps to persuade the reader and turn their opinion into your own.  They read what you are saying so the idea is planted in their mind and then they read the source which offers “proof” that what you say is true.            
             Somebody may also bring in the source in the conclusion paragraph.  This method can also be very useful.  This way, the reader has already absorbed what you think and are just thinking, “Well, that’s interesting, but how do I know this is true?”  The reader then sees the source and realizes that what you say could very well be true due to the “proof."