Arugmentative Essay It will be checked for plagerism *NO OUTSIDE SOURCES*.

English 111

Argumentative Essay

Sources: Personal Knowledge: no outside sources required

Do not use first and second person (I, me, you!)

Length: 500 words

Audience: Peers who may adopt some point of view or take some action as a result

of your argument

Assignment: Write an essay in which you attempt to influence others to believe or act as you wish them to, to persuade your audience to accept a claim, and to offer supports for your assertion.

Introduction and Conclusion:

An introduction should accomplish several objectives. It should invite the reader to give attention to what you say; it should also point you in the direction you will take in developing your argument. You may want to begin the paper in the thesis paragraph. It is useful to consider the whole paragraph rather than simply the thesis statement since not all theses are effectively expressed in a single statement.

Avoid conclusions that are no more than summaries. Summaries may be necessary in long technical papers, but in arguments, they create endings without interest. In the closing paragraph, try to find a new idea that emerges from the development of the whole argument.

Organization:

Several patterns of organization are suggested in your text; one can be found on 524. One possibility for organization is:

Introduction: Ending with thesis and essay may

Body paragraph 1: First point for the writer’s side

Body paragraph 2: Second point for the writer’s side

Body paragraph 3: Rebuttal of the opposition’s strongest claim

Conclusion: Possibly pose a question for further study, make a recommendation , offer advice, propose a course of action etc.

Remember: The topic of this argument paper serves as the topic for Argument essay #2, in which you will add 4 outside sources in MLA style and a Works Cited page. A sample argument MLA short essay is on pages 538-540, AIDS and You: A World Crisis and Its Local Effects by Stanford DeWinter, a first year college student.