DEFINITION AND CHARACTERISTICS
What Is a Cause and Effect Essay?
Cause and effect essay is a common technique of arranging and discussing ideas. In this pattern of essay, a writer normally discusses the reason (cause) or reasons (causes) for something to happen, and later discusses the result (effect) or results (effects) of it.
For example:
Title: Traffic accidents in Malaysia
In determining the cause, we need to ask, “Why did the accident happen?”. In determining the effect, we need to ask, “What happened because of this accident?”.
