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CATCH YOUR READERS ATTENTION OR TO UNDERLINE IMPORTANT POINTS. EXAMPLES FROM HISTORY ALSO SUGGEST THAT YOUR ARGUMENTS ARE FACTUAL. USE WELL-KNOWN FACTS use expressive language NONEXISTENT, DROPPED, OVERSHADOWED, FORGOTTEN, IRRELEVANT, BIG, GREAT, EXTREMELY, QUITE, FAIRLY, SOMEWHAT, A LOT, A BIT, (NOT) REALLY, (NOT) VERY, (NOT) PARTICULARLY use rhetorical questions RHETORICAL QUESTIONS DON'T EXPECT ANSWERS. THEY'RE OFTEN REALLY STATEMENTS.