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Good transitions make an essay feel well-structured, and complaints about lack of structure often come from clumsy or abrupt transitions.
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if you have good enough transitions, an essay will feel as if it has a good structure. And vice versa: when readers complain about lack of structure, the reason is often simply that they're bothered by clumsy or abrupt transitions.
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