Hansen’s Immutable Lawson the Essay Law Number 1 Text, Text, Text Always support your points with relevant text. Law Number 2 Avoid Plot Summary Just give enough to set the scene. Law Number 3 Be Specific. Beware excessive or confusing pronoun usage. Avoid modifiers that don’t mean anything ex: very, mostly Law Number 4 Be Sure That Topic Sentences are Arguable Master the direct, blended, block and colon leads. Law Number 5 State your opinion as fact: Never use “I think, I feel, in my opinion, one way of looking at it etc.….” Law Number 6 Write to your audience: Avoid conversational tone. Law Number 7 Avoid Excess Verbiage Always use an economy of words.