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Coherence has to the unity of the essay or paragraph. It is achieved when cohesion is achieved. If transitional markers are well implemented in one's essay, then both cohesion and coherence are achieved.

It is a key concept in essay writing, it refers to the hanging together of the parts of the essay and the elements of each single paragraph. Cohesion can be assured through the use of cohesive devices, also called transitional markers.

A fact is a piece of information one can use to support his idea, it may a scientific truth, common knowledge or anything thing that is not arguable.

The most common type of introductions. It consists of moving from general to specific aspects of a given topic.

An attention capturing expression that is used by the writer to catch the readers' attention and keep their interests in the written text.

It is to disprove a particular opinion or belief by proving that it is wrong.

This term refers to the numeral data gathered through the use of the different methods of data collection like questionnaires, interviews, tests and experiments used to convince the opponents of your point of view.

The last sentence in the introductory paragraph which summarizes the content of the essay and shows the pattern of writing adopted.

It refers to the first sentence is each developmental paragraph, it tell us what is the topic of this paragraph. It should express one clear idea or sub-division of the main topic of the essay.

These are words or phrases that are used in writing to relate in a logical manner the different parts of the written text. Examples include: besides, in other words, however, meanwhile, furthermore, as a consequence, as a result,...

This type of introduction starts with talking about the opposing topic or point of view before shifting interest to the writer's stand point or opinion. It may be adopted when writing argumentative essays particularly.