One of the ways to find the structure of a reading passage is to change the text into questions and answers. For example:
Mr. Wilson won the election. He appealed to the middle class to support him.
This is a short text consisting of only two sentences. But if we change it into a question and answer, we can find or understand the relationship between the two sentences.
Mr. Wilson won the election.
Question: How did he win the election?
Answer: Mr. Wilson won the election by appealing to the middle class.
Therefore, we can identify the relationship between the two sentences as result and instrument/method/means.
In our analysis of the reading passage, you will find that we are using the same method to spell out the relationship within a paragraph by placing questions between the parts. The three parts we identified by changing the text into a question-and-answer dialogue are:
How do you prove your general statement? (any questions you can ask about the details of the statement)
What is the reason for what you said in the general statement?
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