{"id":6222,"date":"2018-04-02T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/?p=6222"},"modified":"2022-01-23T09:15:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T17:15:25","slug":"6-popular-types-essays-survival-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/6-popular-types-essays-survival-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Popular Types of Essays: Your Survival Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve ever watched Survivor,<\/i> you know how important it is for contestants to plan, form alliances, and do anything they can to avoid getting voted off the island by the Tribal Council.<\/p>\n

Writing an essay is kind of like being a contestant on Survivor. <\/i>You need to plan ahead, learn the tricks of good writing, and do everything you can so that, when facing the Tribal Council (your professor), you won\u2019t get voted out (fail the paper).<\/p>\n

If you suddenly feel like you\u2019re in the middle of a deserted island and are desperately trying to survive writing an upcoming paper, use this survival guide to help navigate the ins and outs of six popular types of essays.<\/p>\n

Essay Survival Guide for 6 Popular Types of Essays<\/h2>\n

This post is designed to give you the basics of what you need to know to understand six types of essays you might write not only in your English classes, but also in your other classes.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve included links to additional resources and a few example essays to help you understand the types of essays in greater detail.<\/p>\n

Argumentative\/Persuasive essay<\/h3>\n

The argumentative essay is a favorite of professors. That means you\u2019ll likely write an argumentative or persuasive essay in just about all of your courses. When writing this essay, you\u2019ll take a stance on a topic and include evidence from research sources to convince your audience.<\/p>\n

Here are two tips for writing a strong argumentative essay:<\/p>\n

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  1. Establish a strong argument about a debatable topic<\/li>\n
  2. Use ample evidence from solid research sources to support your thesis<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Profs love argumentative\/persuasive essays, so expect to write a lot of them in your courses.<\/a><\/div>\n

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