A) I enjoy writing in mostly conversational formats. This is primarily because that is the style and fashion of today's teenage world. I text, email, myspace, and IM. Also, though, I have fun writing argumentative persuasive essays for writing classes.

B) I usually start these styles of writing by forming in my head the idea I want to get across. After I have a strong idea, I then proceed to figure out the right words to convey that idea in a clear and concise manner. I'm finished when I make sure that my words match up properly with the thoughts in my head.

C) Templates allow writers to have more tools. Although some may say that this crimps the creative process, it actually does the opposite. Take, for example, a builder. He can be as creative as he wants, but unless he has the proper tools, he cannot accomplish very much. The templates depicted in They Say/I Say provide the proper tools to deliver a more enthralling piece of academic work. Also, just by knowing a variety of these templates, you change your mindset to match these tools and therefore will naturally adopt a knack for writing more attractively.

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In the first few pages of the book They Say/I Say, the author describes his supposition of how the most effective and alluring academic compositions are developed. He defines an attractive selection of academic writing as using simple tools to provoke an argumentative mindset in the reader which is naturally engaging. He suggests that simply by applying a common template that incorporates an exterior opinion from any party, one can truly begin to produce a captivating academic dissertation. Continuing in the same direction, I agree that writing should be in response to another's viewpoint; whether it is in conjunction with their stance or not. It is not necessarily the controversy that attracts a reader, but rather how the author "puts his own oar" into already existent topics (as the book would put it).

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