A paragraph should discuss only one idea.
i.e. do not discuss advantages and disadvantages of a theory – split these parts of the argument into two separate paragraphs.
Academic Skills Centre (n.d.). Paragraphs, flow and connectivity. Retrieved from https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/301/study-skills/writing/academic-writing/paragraph-flow-connectivity
Academic Skills Centre (n.d.). Paragraphs, flow and connectivity. Retrieved from https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/301/study-skills/writing/academic-writing/paragraph-flow-connectivity
Write with purpose: what do you want your paragraph to do?
Adapted from http://www.une.edu.au/current-students/resources/academic-skills/fact-sheets/media/nested-factsheets/paragraph-types by University of Newcastle at https://libguides.newcastle.edu.au/writing-paragraphs/types
See also ‘Writing the body paragraphs’ at https://www.adelaide.edu.au/english-for-uni/essay-writing/
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