When writing an argumentative viewpoint, you want to construct a reasonable argument. You don't necessarily want to battle against your viewpoint and have the last words about it, instead, you want to explain your understanding of the truth about a subject or to propose the best solution. Make other readers question your viewpoint and allow others to offer their viewpoints as well. Don't always assume that your audience already agrees with you. Make sure you have examples of all sides of the argument but in a way that states your main argument on the subject. Always state your side in the introduction. Before writing your thesis, let the readers know that you are open-minded to both sides.Always make sure to back up your thesis with persuasive lines of argument, and support your claims with specific evidence and examples from a text. Also, in your essay you should always have at least one paragraph of the opposing view and attempt to counter them. Create common values with the opposing sides, so they have more to agree with and think about.
I plan on using all of this information in my essay comparing two of the stories we read in class. Even though its not necessarily an argumentative essay type of paper, some of these examples could defiantly still be used. I will also use this information in future papers that I have to write an argument about. I knew some of the stuff but then some I didn't until I read this. I think it gave good examples on how to create your thesis and how to put the open-minded sentences before hand letting the reader know you care for both sides but think one is better then the other and why.
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