Predatory Lending

English 101 Los Angeles Pierce College

Assignment: Intro to Argument [email protected]

Supplement Strategies to Argument

1. Identify one-to-three (1, 2, or 3) possible thesis strategies.

2. Identify the main (controlling) argument point you wish to state, and 2 or 3 supplemental arguments.

a. This becomes your Thesis Statement.

3. Identify two or three (2-3) points of opposition. a. Identify rebuttal responses to these.

4. Identify areas of research. What sources back you up? a. Support your argument!

5. Rough outline your paper modeling these areas. Estimate how many paragraphs in:

1.) your main and supporting arguments,

2.) countering opposition,

3.) descriptive and analytical paragraphs that give breadth to

the arguments,

3.) areas of research, and, of course,

4.) include a logical conclusion that summarizes your paper.