Argumentation - Class 1

ORGANIZATION: The introduction of your essay should include an attention grabber, background information about your topic, and a clear thesis statement.

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ORGANIZATION: A good argumentative paragraph should include a topic sentence, the analysis, and the transition.

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ORGANIZATION: Strategies to avoid in concluding paragraphs:

Introducing new ideas or facts that belong in the body of the essay.

Rewording your introduction.

Announcing what you have done, as in “In this paper, I have explained...”

Making absolute claims, as in “I have proved that...”

Apologizing, as in “Even though I am not an expert, I feel my position is correct.”

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ARGUMENTATION: This topic is open to debate:
The term journalism refers to the business of publishing a regularly recurring text.

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ARGUMENTATION: This topic is open to debate:
Most reporters are biased in their descriptions of political figures.

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ARGUMENTATION: An assertion is a statement that gives a position about a debatable topic and that can be supported by evidence, reasons, and examples (including facts, statistics, names, experiences, and experts). It’s the same as the thesis statement.

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ARGUMENTATION: A good thesis statement should: state the essay's subject – the topic that you're discussing, reflect the essay's purpose – either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you, include a focus – your assertion that conveys your point of view, use  specific language – vague words are avoided, and briefly state the major subdivisions of the essay's topic.

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AUDIENCE: The degree to which a reader might be friendly or hostile can influence what strategies you use to try to convince that reader.

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AUDIENCE: Your argumentation will be diminished if you try to find common grounds with your audience.

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AUDIENCE: To increase your chances of convincing your reader you shouldn’t use sound reasoning, enlist the values and beliefs of the reader, or establish your credibility.

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