ABSTRACT
This chapter explains the mechanics of linking sentences, paragraphs, and ideas for the middle section. In any essay, the larger or macro-argument will comprise a series of smaller sections, or micro-arguments. These may seem self-contained, and each might address discrete points or themes, but each section should work towards establishing and developing our wider proposition. It is paramount to reassure the reader that you are in control of your argument. Signposts are phrases or a short passage tells the reader what is happening, or about to happen, in terms of argument or in the way an essay is organized. Essays will really become clear once your essay is in the proof-reading stage and you gain a clearer overview of how your argument reads. Experienced writers routinely help their readers out as their discussion develops or becomes more complex. End the chapter with a collection of ready-to-wear linking sentences and phrases.
