Paragraph Function
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Definition
The role a paragraph performs in the passage’s argument or exposition.
Paragraph Function in plain English
Summarize the paragraph's job in the larger passage. A paragraph may present evidence, introduce a rival view, or limit a claim even when its local topic resembles another paragraph.
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