Causation essay toolkit

1. Causation essay toolkit • Selectfactors (4) and do a plan • Classify factors- short-term/long-term, economic, political, social • Structure paragraphs using PEAL • Support each argument with specific ‘killer facts’ • Link factors and explain how they interact • Rank factors in order of importance • Use ‘historical’ terms and connectives • In conclusion make a final judgement (link and rank factors)

2. connectives General connectives Good phrases to use Without x it is arguable that y would never have happened... This was the crucial factor in bringing about X because... The effect of X was to bring about a situation where... It is difficult to isolate one particular cause of x because of the interconnected nature of factors This had a knock-on effect which led to... It is clear that the key factor in causing x is... INTRO: Before a judgement can be made on the cause of X it is first necessary to highlight the importance of Y... This short term factor acted as a catalyst that served to speed up an existing trend In the long-term there existed under-lying factors such as... Economic factors were crucial in laying the foundations... Thus, the conditions were created whereby... Into this crucible of change entered a new development which ultimately led to a new... This laid the foundations for... The kernel of this event can be traced back to.... This roots of this phenomenon be traced back to... It can be argued that, Therefore, On the other hand, Moreover, Furthermore, Nonetheless,Whereas, Nevertheless,Consequently,Alternatively,In addition, In contrast,Besides,However,Henceforward,On the contrary,Also,Similarly, Above all,Hence. This led to, As a result of this, This in turn caused,