Hot take: If you're still writing "Intro, 3 Body Paragraphs, Conclusion" in college, you're getting Bs instead of As.
That formula is training wheels. Real academic writing is messy. Sometimes your second body paragraph needs to be a half-page counterargument that disproves your first point before you rebuild it.
The best advice I ever got was: "Treat writing as thinking on paper." Don't force your argument into a mold; let the structure serve the argument .
When did you realize the 5-paragraph structure wasn't enough anymore?
That formula is training wheels. Real academic writing is messy. Sometimes your second body paragraph needs to be a half-page counterargument that disproves your first point before you rebuild it.
The best advice I ever got was: "Treat writing as thinking on paper." Don't force your argument into a mold; let the structure serve the argument .
When did you realize the 5-paragraph structure wasn't enough anymore?