The main contents of the chapter consist of the following: How to write a compare & contrast essay? well written compare & contrast essay, steps for writing a compare & contrast essay, topic selection, dos and don’ts, common mistakes, example, exercise,...
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Argumentativel/
Persuasive
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- How to Write a Compare & Contrast
Essay?
* Well Written Compare & Contrast Essay - Steps for Writing a Compare & Contrast
Essay
- Topic Selection
- Dos and Don'ts
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An argumentative essay Is one that attempts to persuade the reader to the writer's point of VIEW
The writer can either be serious or funny, but always tries to convince the reader of the validity of his or her opinion
Examples: An argumentative essay may persuade a reader that
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- In persuasive or argumentative writing, we try to convince others to:
— agree with our facts, — share our values,
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-_establishing #\@‡ude
— to support an argument
- Clarifying relevant values
- Íor your audience (perspective)
:_ DFIOFifizIng, editing, and/or sequencing
- the facts and values In importance to build the argument
- forming and stating conclusions
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Essay?
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Essay
Step #1: Decide upon the issue you will discuss It needs to be something you
have a solid opinion on, and also something people disagree about
Step # 2: Research the issue, to be aware of how to best prove your point
Consider what your possible opponents
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Essay
Step # 3: Make an outline, listing your
strongest arguments that will help
you prove your point Look for statistics,
factual data and quotes of famous
people to support your arguments
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Essay
Step # 5: Argue your point, Introducing a new — reason or fact in every paragraph
There should be no less than three
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Essay
Step # 6: Draw a conclusion Here you may express your understanding as to
why the matter is so hard to agree on,
but conclude that the position you
Support is the best possible (or most likely to be true) variant based on the evidence you provided earlier In the essay
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There are limitless opportunities for good topics, since there are a lot of debated issues you can discuss In your
persuasive essay
Here are just a few examples of good topics for your
argumentative essay:
—- Is boarding school a good idea for your child?
—- Should there be a division between boys’ and girls’ sports? —- People should not be allowed to keep guns at home
- If we want to stop the global warming process, we need to stop driving cars
- Is school uniform a good idea?
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- There are varlous persuasion
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‘ Always build your argument based on your audience and Its qualities
— Think of whom you are appealing to
— envision your audience’s main characteristics - build your arguments based on what your
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- A very good approach to persuasion Is when the writer is aware of the point of view of an opposing side, and then
argues about its weakness
—- Use parenthesis clauses, like:
- “however”
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* Combine main points with minor points that also contribute to the general idea
Trang 16Dos - Do always prove your point with factual data — Just stating something as a fact is considered a weak point
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- Do be certain about your position
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‘- Do make sure to review the points of both sides of the argument before you Start building your outline
‘- Do remain tolerant of other people’s opinion, even if you strongly disagree
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- Don’t be too flat and tmmovable in
trying to prove your point
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- Dont choose a topICc where you are
hesitant about which side to take
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' Dont ty to ¡ntroduce another
argument in the conclusion
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: Dont appeal to subljectiVve personal or religious beliefs — this is crossing the
line
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‘ Becoming too aggressive-
- while trying to prove your point only shows your weakness
— A good persuasive essay should be thoroughly based on cold-hearted arguments, even though it may apply to emotions as well
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* Changing your mind as you develop
your arguments
— This is why you need to get acquainted with both sides of the issue you are planning to discuss
— Do not rush into writing
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Overloading your essay with facts and arguments without a clear structure or a general logical idea
— This is why you need to make a plan or an outline for your persuasive essay before you Start writing It
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Finally, books are a great source of inspiration Unlike fine
art, architecture or travelling, books help us create our own
mental illustration for everything we read on paper So, ina way, books make us all artists and creators of our own mental cartoon, movie or illustration collection Every image we create ourselves Is automatically allotted a certain emotion, whether
a simple or a more complicated one So, every mental image that a written word causes is vibrant with feelings and
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Use synonyms-
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Make sure you know your audience
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- Don't make the essay too long
— Long papers are not always impressive and can be plain boring
- Use similes and metaphors
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- Try to hook your audience in your first paragraph
— then slowly draw them tn throughout your entire essay, until the last paragraph, where you let
them go (a lot like fishing)
- Make each sentence count
— Adding extra sentences will not drive your point home Keep the essay clear and concise
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- Be sure to keep your deadline in mind If you're having issues brainstorming!
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‘ Don't plagiarize people's work
- Be aware of the possible counter-
arguments that would go against what you are trying to Say
- You need to plan ahead for oppositions
— Therefore, list some common oppositions and