What is an outline ? write a brief outline on a topic of your choice that contains a main idea and three supporting details.

An outline is the basic structure or “skeleton” of an essay. That is, it organizes the thesis, main points, and supporting evidence into a neat format that can be built off of to form the first draft of an essay.

Outline:

Intro: thesis, introduce 2-3 main points

Body paragraphs 2-3: 1 main point for each paragraph, expand upon main point, provide evidence, explain impact of evidence, repeat, conclude paragraph with a strong statement

Conclusion: restate thesis, briefly go over 2-3 main points, strong closing decree.

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explanation:

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the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.