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Writing a one-sided argumentative essay

Writing a one-sided argumentative essay. In a one-sided argumentative essay, you argue either for or against an issue. You begin by presenting your point of view, and then provide a series of arguments to support that point of view. In your conclusion, you should

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Writing a one-sided argumentative essay

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  1. Writing a one-sided argumentative essay

  2. In a one-sided argumentative essay, you argue either for or against an issue. You begin by presenting your point of view, and then provide a series of arguments to support that point of view. In your conclusion, you should reiterate your point of view.

  3. Developing valid, well-supported and logical arguments is crucial to a good argumentative essay. Each argument should help you progress clearly towards your conclusion, so that your conclusion is a logical outcome of the points made. In addition, each argument must have supporting details e.g. evidence, examples and /or reasons.

  4. You should follow the following steps when writing a one-sided argumentative essay: • Underlineor circle thetopic and the command word • Brainstorm for ideas on the topic and generate several arguments together with supporting details for each argument • Write your essay, being careful to focus on the contentand logical organization of your arguments 4. Proof-read your essay

  5. Exercise Decide whether the following essay questions require you to write a one- sided argumentative essay. Put a ‘’ if it is a one-sided argumentative essay and a ‘ X’ if it is not. • Write an essay entitled ‘Poverty in the world’. Give reasons for the problems of poverty, and suggest various ways in which governments and charities can help poor people. (1997) • Write an essay entitled ‘A university education is not essential for success.’ Develop three or four good arguments that strongly support the statement. (1999) • Write an essay discussing arguments both for and against admitting students into schools based on their achievements in non academic areas, such as sports, music and the performing arts. End the article by providing your own opinions on the issue. (1999) X  X

  6. • Write an essay agreeing or disagreeing with the following statement. ‘The best place to master computer skills is outside school, not in the classroom’. Justify your views. (1998) • Write an article explaining why pagers should be banned. Provide not less than three reasons, with supporting arguments for the ban. (1998) 6. Write an essay on ‘World peace and international understanding in the 21st century’. State briefly why world peace is important, and suggest three ways in which young people can help to promote international understanding. (1999)  X

  7. Below is a list of key question-words that commonly appear in essay topics. Indicate the appropriate kind of responses to these questions by putting the correct letter, ‘O’ for ‘one-sided argumentative’, ‘T’ for ‘two-sided argumentative’, ‘P’ for ‘persuasive’ and ‘PS’ for ‘problem-solution’, in the boxes provided. • State briefly why…Suggest ways to… • Develop arguments that strongly support the statement… • Discussing arguments both for and against… • Persuade…discuss at least three strong reasons why… • Giving at least one reason for…suggest ways to… PS O T P PS

  8. O T • Either agree or disagree with the statement… • Discuss the pros and cons of… • Give reasons for the problem …suggest ways… • Say why, suggest what ways… • Give opinion…support your views with reasoned arguments • Give advice…provide reasons to support the advice • Convince people why the best method is to… PS PS O O P

  9. Read the questions below. Then, write the style and format of response required in the blanks. If the format is a letter, decide whether it is a personal or formal letter. • Your friend has quarrelled with his parents and moved to live with his best friend. Write a letter to persuade him to make up with his parents and move back home. 2. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper, arguing either for or against using Chinese as the medium of teaching in secondary schools. Persuasive, personal letter One-sided argumentative, formal letter

  10. 3. Your class teacher has asked you to write an essay to explain why Hong Kong is facing the problem of over-population, and suggest three ways to alleviate the problem. 4. Write an article for the school magazine discussing the pros and cons of the computer as a form of entertainment. Problem–solution essay Two-sided argumentative, magazine article

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