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A cause and effect essay analyzes the reasons and outcomes of certain events or conditions. It aims to explain why things happen and what results from those events or causes. The essay should clearly state whether it will discuss causes, effects, or both. Supporting details should be organized chronologically, by importance, or categorically and use transitional words to link the causes and effects. The purpose is to inform, entertain, or persuade the reader by examining reasons and consequences of topics.

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A cause and effect essay analyzes the reasons and outcomes of certain events or conditions. It aims to explain why things happen and what results from those events or causes. The essay should clearly state whether it will discuss causes, effects, or both. Supporting details should be organized chronologically, by importance, or categorically and use transitional words to link the causes and effects. The purpose is to inform, entertain, or persuade the reader by examining reasons and consequences of topics.

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The Cause and Effect Essay DEFINITION What is a cause and effect essay?

Cause and effect essays are concerned with why things happen (causes) and what happens as a result (effects). To determine causes: "Why did this happen?" To identify effects: "What happened because of this?"

PURPOSE Cause and effect is a common method of organizing and discussing ideas.

Cause-and-effect writing gives reasons and explanations for events, conditions, or behavior. It informs and educates. It can be speculative (informative or entertaining or both). Decide if your are writing to inform, entertain or persuade.

STRATEGIES Begin by listing the event or condition you want to address. Develop your thesis statement. State clearly whether you are discussing causes, effects, or both. 2. Cause/Effect compositions are not necessarily to be about both causes and effects. It is advisable to focus on writing about either the causes or the effects, not both.
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3. Find and organize supporting details. Back up your thesis with relevant and sufficient details that are organized. You can organize details in the following ways: Chronological: details are arranged in the order in which the events occurred. Order of importance: details are arranged from least to most important or vice versa. Categorical: details are arranged by dividing the topic into parts or categories.

4. Use appropriate transitional words: For causes For effects because, due to, on consequently, as a result, cause is, another is, thus, resulted in, one result
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since, for, first, second

is, another is, therefore

Levels of importance above all equally important finally first initially last primarily second

Degrees of certainty certainly may necessarily perhaps possibly


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probably undoubtedly

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