The document outlines the pre-writing process for an academic assignment on decision making. It discusses choosing a broad topic of decision making and narrowing it down to factors influencing the decision making process. The thesis statement proposes that inadequate information, fear, and doubt are the chief factors influencing decision making and leading to indecision. It then analyzes the purpose of informing the audience about these influencing factors and the targeted audience are learned individuals over 18 years old. Finally, it outlines the organization of the essay with definitions, describing the decision making process and the influence of factors, how this leads to indecision, and a conclusion along with rhetorical strategies of extended definition and cause and effect.
The document outlines the pre-writing process for an academic assignment on decision making. It discusses choosing a broad topic of decision making and narrowing it down to factors influencing the decision making process. The thesis statement proposes that inadequate information, fear, and doubt are the chief factors influencing decision making and leading to indecision. It then analyzes the purpose of informing the audience about these influencing factors and the targeted audience are learned individuals over 18 years old. Finally, it outlines the organization of the essay with definitions, describing the decision making process and the influence of factors, how this leads to indecision, and a conclusion along with rhetorical strategies of extended definition and cause and effect.
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The document outlines the pre-writing process for an academic assignment on decision making. It discusses choosing a broad topic of decision making and narrowing it down to factors influencing the decision making process. The thesis statement proposes that inadequate information, fear, and doubt are the chief factors influencing decision making and leading to indecision. It then analyzes the purpose of informing the audience about these influencing factors and the targeted audience are learned individuals over 18 years old. Finally, it outlines the organization of the essay with definitions, describing the decision making process and the influence of factors, how this leads to indecision, and a conclusion along with rhetorical strategies of extended definition and cause and effect.
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ACADEMIC WRITING ASSIGNMENT THE PRE-WRITING PROCESS
CHOOSING AND NARROWING A TOPIC:
1. BROAD TOPIC: DECISION MAKING 2. NARROW TOPIC: THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES 3. THESIS STATEMENT: INADEQUATE INFORMATION, FEAR AND DOUBT ARE THE CHIEF FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND ARE THE CHIEF PERPETRATORS OF INDECISION.
PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE ANALYSIS:
1. PURPOSE: I AM WRITING THIS ESSAY TO GIVE THE AUDIENCE INFORMATION REGARDING THE CHIEF FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE DECISION MAKING AND TO EXPLAIN HOW THESE FACTORS LEAD TO INDECISION. 2. AUDIENCE: THE TARGETTED AUDIENCE ARE LEARNED PERSONS ABOVE AGE 18YEARS.
ORGANISATION AND RHETORIC STRATEGIES:
1. ORGANISATION: -DEFINITIONS OF TERMS IN THESIS STATEMENT (INADEQUATE INFORMATION, FEAR, DOUBT, DECISION, DECISION , INDECISION) -WHAT IS THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS? -HOW DOES THE CHIEF FACTORS OUTLINED INFLUENCE THIS PROCESS? - HOW DOES THESE FACTORS LEAD TO INDECISION IN THE PROCESS? -CONCLUSION 2. RHETORIC STRATEGY: ( a) EXTENDED DEFINITION; (b) CAUSE AND EFFECT