10-second review: Professional articles criticizing the five-paragraph essay follow the format of the five paragraph essay.
Comment: Professional articles are similar to the five-paragraph essay in that they introduce the topic, state what they are going to say early in the article, say it and summarize what they have said.
How do professional articles differ from the five-paragraph essay? They are not limited to five paragraphs.
However, the very format of the professional article attacking the 5-paragraph essay belies the criticism of the 5-paragraph essay. Authors of professional articles follow the “Tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them and tell them what you told them” formula, which the 5-paragraph essay models and epitomizes. RayS.
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