Modes of Development

If you wanted to argue how certain groups fall into categories, you would use this method to develop that argument while describing each group's characteristics

• definition

• narrative

• classification/division

• analogy

If you wanted to explain how one action caused an event, you would use this method of development. Hint: Think If...then....

• Narrative

• Classification/Division

• Definition

• Cause & Effect

This method of development is often used when giving lots of details, usually using the five senses.

• Process analaysis

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Definition

This method of development is used to explain how two things are similar or different.

• Narrative

• Comparison/Contrast

• Exemplification

• Definition

This method usually compares one concept that's difficult to understand with a concept that is more easily understood.

• Process Analysis

• Definition

• Narration

• Analogy

This method of development is usually used when describing how to do something, step by step.

• Exemplification

• Analogy

• Process Analysis

• Cause & Effect

This method of development is used when an author provides multiple examples to illustrate his point.

• Exemplification

• Narration

• Analogy

• Cause & Effect

This method of development is used to clarify meaning, usually of a concept, and tends to bring in background information

• Process Analysis

• Exemplification

• Analogy

• Definition

This method of development is usually told to teach a point and has a sequence of events.

• Definition

• Narrative

• Cause and Effect

• Analogy