then, write small, medium, and large questions raised by this article for you (do this now, part of your ticket in)
Homework: determine one component of this article that you are interested in:
technology
economics
automation
air travel
something else??
...and find one other recent article from a reputable source that somehow connects to it
think synthesis essay
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Synthesis Final
this time, your purpose is what’s important
your purpose is to persuade the reader that your claim is correct
make your claim as clear as possible
if it is clear, make it more convincing
find data that supports it, and explain how the data supports it
even better, find data from different sources that agree and together support your claim more strongly
even better, find data from different sources that disagree, and convince the reader that the data supporting your claim is stronger than the data that refutes it
3-5 sources is the sweet spot
keep repeating your claim/position
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Synthesis Final
make sure your position is clear and that you’re always defending it
go back to your weakest supporting paragraph and revise it