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Arguing Effectively

Arguing Effectively. In writing and in debate. Persuasive Essays. Well-constructed introductions Capture the interest of your reader Give appropriate background information Summarize the ideas to be presented Present a clear statement of thesis: your ARGUMENT

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Arguing Effectively

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  1. Arguing Effectively In writing and in debate

  2. Persuasive Essays • Well-constructed introductions • Capture the interest of your reader • Give appropriate background information • Summarize the ideas to be presented • Present a clear statement of thesis: your ARGUMENT • Present the WHAT and HOW of your argument - WHAT are you arguing and HOW will you prove your point?

  3. Getting the Reader to Accept • Each paragraph of an essay should present a single unified idea or set of ideas to support your argument • Paragraphs should build on one another • Each main idea should be elaborated upon (explained further) with appropriate details • Arguments must be logical

  4. Conclusions of Papers • Restate the paper’s argument • Restate how you have supported that argument • Draws together the “threads” of the paper’s arguments and shows where your paper has gone • Remind the reader why the topic is important

  5. Solid oral debates • Are based on solid written preparatory notes • Have a central arguing point and thesis, much like an essay • Have a series of “points” that support the thesis • Have strong supporting evidence for each point • Facts • Figures • Pictures and drawings • True stories • Examples

  6. A logical argument… • Is based on fact, not only opinion • Can be supported with evidence that is irrefutable (cannot be argued with as untrue - people may not like it, but that cannot argue with its truth) • Has no “holes” in it that people can “pick out” because the argument is “incomplete”

  7. Try this argument • In your squads, prepare an argument to present to the class on the following topic: People should be allowed to burn the American Flag in protest Remember the First Amendment right to free speech

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