Transit

ions
Transiti
ons are
a very
importa
nt linkin
g device
s when
you
are writi
ng
persuasi
ve
essays.
Transiti
ons tell
the
reader
that
there ar
e relatio
nships b
etween
the
points
that you
are
making
in
your es
say.
(you
are not
just
writing
a string
of
unrelate
d facts
to take
up
space
on the
paper).
Transiti
ons also
tell the
reader
what ki
nds of
relation
ships
exist
betwee
n the
points
that
you are

making.
Transiti
ons are
the glue
that
holds
persuasi
ve
essays
together
.
Think of
using
mortar
(cement
) and
bricks
to build
a wall,
transitio
ns are
like the
mortar
and
your
points
are like
the bric
ks.

In the

same
way
that
mortar
holds
bricks
togethe
r to
build a
wall,
transitio
ns hold
your
points
togethe
r to
build an
essay.
Since
ideas
and
points
are expr
essed t
hrough
sentenc
es
and par
agraphs
,
transitio
ns can
be
found in
transitio
nal
words
and phr
ases
which
link
sentenc
es
and
paragra
phs
together
.
They
link sen
tences
and
paragra
phs
togethe
r and
show
the
relation
ships

betwee
n the
points
express
ed in
the
paragra
phs and
sentenc
es.
When
we use
transitio
ns our
essay
has
continui
ty; it
"flows".
As
they are
essentia
l to the
continui
ty of an
essay,
the
good
use of
transitio
nal
words
and
phrases
show a
firm
grasp of
a topic.
There
are
several
types of
transitio
ns that
are
suitable
for
persuasi
ve
essays.