The Five Paragraph Essay Is Awesome

In this blog entry, I want to explain why the five paragraph essay is awesome.  Basically, it is the clearest method of conveying an idea.  It also teaches people how to use basic logic, which is a skill that everybody will need.

First things first, the five paragraph essay is clear and concise.  Since everybody knows the format of it, people can find exactly what they're looking for when they read it.  Nobody needs to mince words or try to get excessively artistic with it.  You write your point and you support your point.  It is so basic in every aspect, which is not a bad thing.

The five paragraph essay teaches people logic in its most basic form: Everything has a reason.  In order to write these essays, people must realize that everything has a reason, even opinions, and that any claim that is worth making can be supported.  This is the foundation of every science, as well as philosophy, and just about every other life pursuit out there makes use of it.  This is something we can all use.

In anything we do in life, the five paragraph essay can help us.  Somebody wants your opinion.  It could be on how they should invest their money, which job they should take, or what color they should paint their bedroom.  In any case, you first give your opinion.  If they are hesitant to agree or want to know how you came to your decision, then you explain one point and elaborate on it.  Then you give another point and elaborate and give a third point and elaborate on it.  And then to make sure that they don't get bogged down in the details, you remind them what your opinion is and a snippet on why you are right.

The five paragraph essay is awesome.  It's simple to understand and teaches you a wonderful skill.  Whether major or insignificant in scale, serious or silly, the five paragraph essay can help you be persuasive to other people and understand subjects in a deeper, more meaningful way.  You may think that most of the stuff you learned at school is useless.  The five paragraph essay is not one of those things.