Argumentative Essays
Argumentative Essays
Argumentative Essays
Essays
Is AI threatening classical Legal Business?
Work from home works well
Legal Rights in a Quarantine
Should nuclear weapons be outlawed worldwide?
Should cigarettes and other tobacco products be outlawed?
Smoking is injurious to heath
Social distancing is the panacea against corona infection
Assertion/claim
(A)
ARGUMENT Reason
(R)
Drafting an
argument: Evidence
Structure (E)
Impact
(I)
A+R+E+I
Have direct Assertions
Strong logic and reasoning
Reason1:
Laptops really help in accessing the text for all subjects.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPupxtZ6bQQ
Online resources to understand
an argument
https://wac.colostate.edu/resources/writing/guides/argument-part
s/
Types of claims/assertions
Claim of Fact
Claim of Value
Claim of Policy
Claim of cause and effect
Example:
The genetic modification of human beings has the power to
eliminate several incurable conditions.
The oldest known disease in the world is leprosy
Example:
Example:
The Death Penalty should be abolished in India
India should pass The National Sports University Bill
Claim of cause and effect
Example:
Video games make children prone to violence
Activity:
Write three types of claims (fact, policy and value) on the topic of
Historical
Testimonials
Anecdotal
Analogical
Statistical
Topic/ Heading
Introduction
• Attention Grabber
• Importance of the topic/issue (why should the audience care?)
• Thesis Statement
• Transition Statement
Conclusion
• Summarise the claims
• Restate why the topic is important
• Restate the thesis
• Ensure the logicality
Attention grabbers/ getters
https://owlcation.com/humanities/Good-Attention-Getters-for-Essa
y-Papers
First/first few sentences of the opening paragraph
Aims to get the attention of the audience
Questions
Very crucial- as most of the readers decide whether to read or
not read the complete essay on the basis of its attention grabber
Stories, Jokes, Comparisons, Facts, Statistics/data
Thesis Statement
Controlling idea
http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/tips/thesis/ (link on
how to write a thesis statement)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKXkemYldmw (thesis
statement writing Purdue OWL)
Transitions
https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/transitions/
https://writingcenter.ashford.edu/transitional-phrases
(do refer to the links above to see different types of transition words or phrases in
detail)
Main Body- para 2,3,4
3. Transition statement
Conclusion
Essential Present
Present one or two sentences that accurately
summarise your sub-claims in support of the main
claim
components
of a Try to tell the significance/ how your claim would
Try
conclusion benefit the readers or society\
Types/Models Rogerian
of Arguments:
Toulmin
Classical/Aristotelian Argument
Given by Aristotle
Uses Deductive Approach
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/hist
orical_perspectives_on_argumentation/classical_argument.html
(understanding Classical model- very nicely explained with
running example)
https://owl.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/Aris
totelianArgument.pdf
(sample argument)
Five parts of Aristotle’s argument
model
• Gain audience’s attention and establish your
Exordium (Intro) credibility
https://owl.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/Toul
minArgument.pdf
(sample Toulmin Argument)
Claim
Three major
Warrant.
parts
Support
Toulmin Warrant.
Support
Model
Qualifier
Three
additional
Rebuttal
parts
Backing