Chapter 16: Writing With Style

This chapter talks about how you can begin writing with style and ways to improve your style. A good tip is to keep your words to a minimum when writing because when you overwrite, it can ruin the flow in your essay and weaken your argument. Good things to do are to remove words that don't provide useful information to your reader such as fine, many, sort of, and really. By removing these unnecessary words and replacing them with words like "excellent," it provides good explanation to the reader and grasps their attention with more success. Using voice effectively is a huge role when writing a paper, and can sometimes be challenging. Active and Passive voices make a big difference when writing an essay. Active voices are more descriptive while passive voices are more broad. When making an argument it is good to add both but active voices seem to be more effective because they give explanation and more credible information to the readers. Sticking with your point of view throughout the essay will drastically increase your viewpoint and make your audience believe you. Transitions are another important thing to think about when writing an essay because if they aren't correct and flow, then it will confuse your readers and make your essay confusing.