Arrangement of Argument
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Arrangement AP Lang & Comp Mrs. Brubaker Name __________________________________ Another element of rhetoric is the organization of a piece, what classical rhetoricians called ?arrangement.? Whether you?re analyzing a text or writing your own, consider how the essay and its individual paragraphs or sections are arranged. Is the text organized in the best possible way in order to achieve its purpose? An essay always has a beginning, middle and end: an introduction, developmental paragraphs of the body, and conclusion. But HOW a writer structures the argument within that framework depends upon his intended purpose and effect. In the following sections, we?ll look at a formal classical model of arrangement; then we?ll examine rhetorical patterns of development.
