Writing Argumentative Essays: A Review

Writing Argumentative Essays: A Review

1. Argument

   • Both convictions have to be present in the text in order to modify the reader's beliefs

2. Arguments and Proposals

   • Types of Writing
     • Argumentative
     • Proposal
     • They both use LOGIC to convince the readers to reconsider their views and beliefs
       • In order to do so, we need to focus on a thesis that provokes the reader critical thinking and to use concrete evidence carefully analyzed

3. When to use an argument to convince the reader

   • That one position is superior (Comparison - Contrast)
   • That one interpretation of a reading is valid (Analysis)

4. Audience and Argumentation

   • It is crucial to identify the type of audience we have (sympathetic, neutral, or hostile) and find the best way to convince them
     • For example: The readers' awearness of the problem, its importance to its lives, and its impact
       • Also, it is important to take into account if there is any reason that will cause the reader to resist the topic explored

5. Organization

   • Creating an outline pre-writing
     • Its helps keep the argument focused and organized and also it makes it easy for instructors to follow the argument.

6. Conceding and Refuting

   • It is important to concede another viewpoint, to make the author more open-minded and the topic more reasonable.
     • Throughout the argumentative essay this opposing viewpoint is going to be refuted, and this will strenghen the author's thesis