Stating a Position

WHAT DO YOU CALL AN ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING THAT AIMS TO TALK ABOUT A WRITER’S STAND ON AN ISSUE OR PHENOMENON IN TERMS OF HOW IT CAN BE ADDRESSED?

WHICH CHARACTERISTIC OF A POSITION PAPER SUGGESTS THAT THE THESIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE WELL-WORDED?

WHICH CHARACTERISTIC OF A POSITION PAPER SUGGESTS THAT ALTHOUGH IT PROVIDES ASSERTIONS THAT ARE OPINION-BASED, IT SHOULD STILL BE BACKED UP BY PROOFS.

WHICH CHARACTERISTIC OF A POSITION PAPER SUGGESTS THAT THE THESIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE WORTH ARGUING ABOUT?

WHICH CHARACTERISTIC OF A POSITION PAPER SUGGESTS THAT IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THE READER’S INTEREST FROM BEGINNING UNTIL THE END?

WHICH CHARACTERISTIC OF A POSITION PAPER SUGGESTS THAT IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE NOT ONLY PROBLEMS BUT ALSO SUGGESTIONS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS?

TRUE OR FALSE: OF ALL THE SHORT ARGUMENTATIVE TEXTS, ONLY LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MAY ALSO BE CONSIDERED A POSITION PAPER.

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TRUE OR FALSE: A POSITION PAPER MAY BE WRITTEN IN ORDER TO ASK FOR SUPPORT FROM AN ORGANIZATION.

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TRUE OR FALSE: A POSITION PAPER SHOULD ALWAYS BE SINGLE-HANDEDLY WRITTEN IN ORDER TO LESSEN THE READER’S CONFUSION WITH THE WRITING STYLE IT EMPLOYS.

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IN REFINING YOUR ARGUMENTS FOR A POSITION PAPER, WHAT ARE THE THREE ELEMENTS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED?