Structure - the way arguments or information is organised.

Structural devices -help you follow structure of an argument,observe how it is developed ,distinguish between main ideas,supporting ideas and examples.

Recursion,repetition,re-emphasis

return to an earlier point to re-emphasise it,illustrate it in a different manner or show how it is true in a different way.

Development

take a point just made and develop it further or tease out the implications

Illustration,exemplification

provide examples of a point being made

Narrative incursion
use narratives to illustrate a point

Transition
a movement from one point to another

Text types

1. Cause and effect
2. Problem -solution
3. Question-answer
4. Comparison-contrast