I'm writing a position paper and one of my subarguments supporting my thesis is rather long. I do not want my essay to be choppy or hard to comprehend, so would it be "OK" for me to make a 10 page paragraph?
2007-11-20 09:39:45 · 6 answers · asked by greenwich 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I doubt it. There must be some different subsets in the part of your arguement. I don't think it's good to make a paragraph more than a page or two. If I were you, I would try to find any halfway logical places to split it up a few times.
2007-11-20 09:43:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. No argument is ever that long without logical breaks. Even if it's all part of the same subargument, if you don't split it up it will be near impossible to read. Just try reading a page of solid block text with no gaps - it makes your eyes cross and you lose your place on the page. Putting in paragraph breaks at natural gaps in your subargument will not make the essay choppy.
2007-11-20 09:44:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be "OK" if it was very well crafted. Not many people could carry it off. Faulkner? James Joyce?
For a position paper you would do better stylistically to break down your ideas and bring them forward in separate paragraphs. It will be easier for your reader to follow your thought process.
But hey, if you manage to write a readable 10 page paragraph I want to read it.
2007-11-20 09:49:33 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you need to put all of your info into categories and make different paragraphs. It probably wouldn't make since to have a 10 page paragraph.
2007-11-20 09:47:52 · answer #4 · answered by Elfie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! Please don't do that! It will be incredibly hard to read. A well written paper should not need a 10 PAGE paragraph!
2007-11-20 09:46:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forbidden.
A reader will get lost.
Break it up into thoughts or subject matter that are essentially related.
Those kinds of writings become spaghetti.
2007-11-20 09:49:59 · answer #6 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋