Example

An example is an illustration that "clarifies" and "enforces" the point.

Begin with generalization; support with specifics.

Relevant - to the point,helps reader "see"

Vivid - uses concrete nouns, vigorous verbs and sensory details (210)

Connected - using "connective expressions" or through context (211)

McCuen, Metherall, Jo Ray and Anthony C. Winkler. From Idea to Essay: A Rhetoric, Reader, and Handbook. 12th ed. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 2009.