Analysis and Critique: How to Engage and Write about Anything

The Art of the Essay - How to Start (1x6)

: 08, 2013

Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" are two of the most famous argumentative essays in the Western literary tradition. Using their opening passages, examine why it's so important that your opening argument be specific, be substantive, and pass what Professor Armstrong calls the "What?/So What?" test.