文档介绍：Development by Example
Do you prefer writing with examples or with dry and abstract words?
It is vivid and convincing to illustrate views and points with interesting and convincing examples.
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Example:
Giving more specific details.
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For example :
[1] Do you talk to your plants? [2] Do you give them love and attention? [3] According to Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, authors of a book called The Secret Life of Plants, you should talk to them and give them love. [4] They describe an experiment in which two seeds were planted in different places. [5] While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and positive ideas. [6] The other plant was given only negative ideas. After six months, the loved plant was bigger. [7] Under the earth, it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem and more leaves. [8] So be careful when you are talking in front of your plants. [9] They may be listening to you!
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Sentence 4567 ----examples/details
More convincing!
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Words and phrases used for Giving Specific details
For example/instance/one thing...
As follows,
in practice,
let me illustrate,
let me cite as proof,
in practice,
according to statistics,
according to statistical evidence数据佐证
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Development by Comparison and Contrast
Contrast: dissimilarities
Comparison: similarities
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Two ways of presenting
similarities and dissimilarities
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Block presentation:
Topic sentence
Thing 1:
Aspect(1)
Aspect(2)
Aspect(3)
Thing 2: Aspect(1)
Aspect(2)
Aspect(3)
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Alternating presentation:
Topic sentence
Aspect(1)
Thing 1:
Thing 2:
Aspect(2)
Thing 1:
Thing 2:
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上海，广州:
人口，交通，环境，教育
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