For and against essay

How many paragraphs should be in a standard for and against essay?

Your introduction should include the following. Tick all the relevant answers.

• background information about the topic

• evidence for an argument

• thesis statement

• your reference list

The main body paragraph includes. Tick all the relevant answers

• a counter-argument

• a refutation

• an argument

• evidence for an arguement

In a for and against essay, you discuss both advantages and disadvantages of a topic

• True

• False

The writer should be _______ in most parts of the for and against essay

• neutral

• in favor

• against

• everything

What is included in the conclusion? Tick all the relevant answers.

• A recommendation

• New ideas about the topic

• Anything that you forgot to mention earlier in the text

• A summary of the arguments

You can introduce your thesis using the following sentence structure. Tick all the relevant answers.

• This essay will argue that ....

• This essay will discuss that ...

• In my opinion ....

• I think that ....

Tick all the linking words which express contrast. Tick all the relevant answers.

• however

• as a result of

• for instance

• despite

• nevertheless

A possible way to express support for an argument is: Tick all the relevant answers

• An argument in favour of

• An argument that supports

• An argument that advocates

You need to use in-text citations to support your arguments with evidence.

• True

• False