Argumentative writing

Wheneverwearemakinganargument,weareenteringaconversation.Thisisbecause,anypointthatcanbearguedhasatleast2possibleopinions.Thisiswhythewords‘fact’and‘argument’aredifferent.Forthisreason,theopposingargumentalwayshastobepresentinourargument.Inordertokeepyourargumentstrictandfocused,youneedtodevelopathesisstatement.Thisisastatement,from15-30words,thatoutlinesyourmainargumentThethesishastobeadebatablestatementi.e.onethatcanbearguedabout,asitisnotconcretefact.Forexample,thestatement“HarrypotterisbetterthanLordoftheRings”isadebatablestatement,whereas“theworldisround”isanondebatablestatement,itissupportedbyconcretefact.Thisstatementremainsasolidanchorwhichwealwayscomebackto,andwemustnotswayawayfromit.1.Astrongthesisstatementtakessomesortofstand.Mcdonaldsmayormaynotbebadforyourhealth.MacDonald'shasahugelydetrimentaleffectonthehealthoftheAmericanpopulation,becauseMacDonald's’foodishighinfatandextremelyaddictive.2.Astrongthesisstatementjustifiesdiscussion.Myfamilyisanextendedfamily.WhilemostAmericanfamilieswouldviewpolyamarousmarriageasathreattothefamilystructure,manyIranianfamilies,likemyown,believethatthesemarriageshelpreinforcekinshiptiesinanextendedfamily.3.Astrongthesisstatementexpressesonemainidea.CompaniesneedtoexploitthemarketingpotentialoftheInternet,andWebpagescanprovidebothadvertisingandcustomersupport.BecausetheInternetisfilledwithtremendousmarketingpotential,companiesshouldmakeuseofthispotentialbyusingWebpagesthatofferbothadvertisingandcustomersupport.4.Astrongthesisstatementisspecific.Worldhungerhasmanycausesandeffects.HungerpersistsinEthiopiabecausejobsarescarceandfarminginthedry,infertilesoilisrarelyprofitable.Introduction-ThesisstatementandsummaryPoint1Point2Point3Conclusion-GobackandreviewThesisStatement,summarisehowwhatwehavelearnedintheessayleadstotheThesisbeingcorrect.Writeathesisstatementwiththepersonsittingnexttoyoutorespondtothefollowingessayquestions:ShouldEnglishMajorsbegivenmoreclasstimewiththeforeignteachers?ShouldChineseuniversitiesincludesportsclassesaspartofeveryuniversityeducation?ShouldChineseuniversitystudentshaveacurfew?ShouldChinesefreshmenhavetocompletearmytraining?ClearSimpleRelevantEasytounderstandWasyourthesisstatementliketheabove?Whatcouldyoudotoimproveit?Argumentativewritingiseasy,aslongasyouhaveastrictplanandsticktoyourthesisstatement.Wheneveryouwriteanargument,planfirst,andwriteoutyourthesisstatementonapieceofpaper.Stickittothetopofyourlaptop.Thesisstatementsareanexcellentwaytoorganiseanessay,astheyprovidesbothwriterandreaderwitha“guide”totheargumentPersonificationiswhereweapplyhumancharacteristicstoanon-humanentityForexample,“thefactoriesonthepearlriverspewedpollutionintotheatmosphere”Personificationcanbeachievedmerelybyapplyingahumanadjectivetoaninhumanobject,i.e.“Thehappysun”,“thecutephonecase”etc.Thistechniqueishelpfulinacademicwriting,asitcanhelptoemphasiseourpointbyrelatingun-humanthingstohumanlife.TheleavesonthegrounddancedinthewindThebrooksangmerrilyasitwentonitsway.Thefencepostsgossipedandwatchedcarsgobywhichwinkedateachotherjusttosayhi.hetrafficlightsyelled,”Stop,slow,go!”Thetiresgrippedtheroadasifclingingtolife.StarsintheskyblinkedandwinkedoutWhilethehailwasassharpasaknife.Withthepersonnexttoyou,tryandwriteafunnypoem/storythatusespersonification.Gapyear!Question:Doyouthinkitisbeneficialforstudentstotakeayeartravellingbeforecollege?Let’shaveaquickdiscussionandthinkaboutargumentsforandagainstWriteathesisstatementinyourfirstparagraph,Iwillbecomingaroundtomakesureyouhavedoneso.Yourwholeargumentneedstoprovideevidencetoshowthatyourthesisstatementiscorrect.Useanexampleofpersonificationinyourwriting.Writeanargumentative200wordessayononeofthefollowing:ShouldEnglishMajorsbegivenmoreclasstimewiththeforeignteachers?ShouldChineseuniversitiesincludesportsclassesaspartofeveryuniversityeducation?ShouldChineseuniversitystudentshaveacurfew?ShouldChinesefreshmenhavetocompletearmytraining?Anargumentisjustaconversationbetweenpeoplewhodon’tagree,therearealwaysatleasttwosides.Forexample,‘IthinkUniversitycurfewsaregoodbecause….’or‘Ithinkuniversitycurfewsarebadbecause...’Therefore,whenwearewritinganargument,wemustalwaysberespondingtotheother‘side’sowecanbecomepartoftheconversation.So,insteadofstartingwith“Ibelieve”,westartwith“theybelieve”andfollowwith“Idisagreebecause...”Thebestwaytostructureanessayis“Theysay/Isay”Thispropositionmeansthat,formostpointsthatwemake,wemustincludetheopposingargument,evenifitdoesn’texistinwriting.Thisisaneffectivewayofwritingargumentatively,asitpositionsusagainstotherpeopleintheconversation,andcanstrengthenourpositionifdonecorrectly.Manypeoplebelievethat...Itiscommonlythoughtthat...MywholelifeIhavehearditsaidthat...WhenIwasachild,Iusedtothinkthat...AuthorXmaintainsthat...Itcouldbesaidthat…IbelieveauthorXiswrongbecause...However,Idisagreewiththisviewpointbecause...Idisagreewiththisgeneralisationbecause...Iusedtobelievethistoo,butnowIthink...Theysay...Isay...Noticehowthisbecomesaconversation,from“Ibe