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©Åℓў§α [♏αяιε] ☮♫ asked in Education & ReferenceHomework Help · 1 decade ago

Can you use "I" in persuasive essays?

I know teachers frown upon students using "I" in most essays, but are you allowed to use "I" in persuasive essays?

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  • StinaChurchy
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Sure, as in "I believe Colonel Mustard did it in the study with the candlestick."

    That could be your thesis. The rest of the essay would describe WHY you believe this, with evidence and facts.

  • Paul McNiff
    1 decade ago

    Sure, I believe ... etc. etc.

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