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The Mayor says
Before you write your own, let us sharpen your eye. A writer who can tell a pillar from a plank, and a fair rebuttal from a dodge, can build an argument that carries a stranger across.
Three ways to sharpen your eye before you write your own. No grades here, just practice.
Pillar or plank?
Send each one to where it belongs.
Match the part of the bridge
Tap a part of the Bridge on the left, then the sentence that does its job on the right.
The part
The sentence
Finish the bridge
Here is the Mayor's bridge for "families should take a class or foster first before adopting," with one footing missing. Which proof belongs under the pillar?
- The claim Families should take a short class, or foster first, before adopting a pet.
- A pillar Most returns come from surprises the family could have seen coming.
- Its footing
- The far bank Ask your shelter about a class or a foster-to-adopt trial before you bring a pet home.