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Nomvalt Posted 18 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Hidden agenda in essay writing?

I have been told that every essay has a hidden agenda. But I don't quite understand what people mean by hidden agendas in essay writing, and where do you put it in an essay if you must put it somewhere?

I know I have to put an introduction to start off my essay. The introduction is where you introduce your topic and the side you have chosen for an argument. Can the hidden agenda be put in the introduction?

Can someone also show me an example of a hidden agenda in an essay? People keep telling me to put a hidden agenda, but they never show me how they put it in their essays, which makes it feel a bit ambiguous. What if I pick a wrong place?

If anyone could give me some clarification regarding hidden agendas in essay writing, it would be appreciated!
  

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Hi, I have been told that every essay has a hidden agenda. I don't agree with this. 'A hidden agenda' means 'a plan or purpose that is hidden from the reader'.

— Clive

  • Hi, I have been told that every essay has a hidden agenda.
  • I don't agree with this.
  • 'A hidden agenda' means 'a plan or purpose that is hidden from the reader'.
  • Here's a simple example.
  • Let's say my wife is the President of a huge cigarette company.
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Hi,
I have been told that every essay has a hidden agenda. I don't agree with this.

'A hidden agenda' means 'a plan or purpose that is hidden from the reader'. Here's a simple example.

Let's say my wife is the President of a huge cigarette company. I write an article for a magazine. The topic is 'The advantages and disadvantages of smoking'. I pretend to look at both
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A hidden agenda can also be the writer's point of view. Generally to separate a news item from a literary work, you have 'no point of view' to 'having a purpose to the article'. The reader always has the option to 'think' about what they are reading. As to the example of using smoking as a hidden agenda, I think any topic that seeks to motivate entire groups of people to change their morals, soci
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