ENGL 1301 "Class" Paragraph, Personal Narrative Essay, Text Analysis essay, Report, Argument Essay.

English 1301 Argument Essay Outline

I. Introduce the topic of the essay.

A. Use a rhetorical tool, or several, to draw interest in the topic, possibly through a question, scenario, anecdote, series of facts, numbers, authoritative testimony, examples, or metaphors. This is no change from the report.

B. State a thesis on the ambivalently viewed issue in the report essay. Clearly state a logically bias on the SIRS topic, stating the major reasons for bias (drawn from the subtopics in the body of the essay). This can be tacked onto the reporting thesis.

II. Background according to history and topicality (recent relevance) should be established. This does not need to change from the report.

III (-VI?) Carefully analyze subtopics from each perspective in a compare-and-contrast

format that touches one subtopic at a time (such as ethics, economics, types of effects,

and so on). This may be identical to the report.

VII. Bridge into your own analysis of the logical fallacies in the opposition’s position.

A. Note overstatements and any poor logic or preposterously used scenarios.

B. Note cloudy moral stances or clear violations of general ethics.

VIII. Restate the clearer position of the side that you advocate, admitting flaws but showing

clear reasons for preference over the alternative.

IX. Conclude with an honestly biased summary of why one position is more favorable.