2. Argumentative Paragraph (Stating your opinion)
• What is argumentative paragraph?
Argumentative writing is sometime called as Analytical Exposition,
which is to persuade the reader or listener that something is the case –
whether the case is right or not.
• How is argumentative paragraph structured?
Generic Structure of Argumentation:
1) Thesis (Issue + Thesis)/ (position + preview)
Issue: introduces topic
Position: indicates writer’s position & outline the main argument)
2) Arguments (Argument 1, Argument 2,….)
Point: restates main argument outlined in Preview
Elaboration: develops and supports each Point/Argument
3) Reiteration: restates writer’s position
3. See the example below.
Contoh Argumentative Paragraph untuk PPT.docx
4. The language features of Argumentative
Paragraph
• Focus on one particular topic: generic human and non-human Participants
For example: ‘the capital city of Indonesia’, ‘people’, and ‘skyscrapers’
• Use of modality: ‘must’, ‘should’, ‘will’, ‘can’
• For example: ‘the new capital city must be strategically located in the centre of
Indonesia.’
• Use of simple present tense
• For example: ‘…which is estimated to cost the economy some 100 trillion rupiah
($10 billion) annually Use of relational verbs’
• ‘It has a population of more than 10 million people’
• Use of internal Conjunction to stage argument
• For example: ‘for three reason’ ‘First of all’, second, third,… ‘In addition’
‘Finally’ ‘To conclude’
5. Cont.
• Menggunakan verb: I believe, I think, I like….
• Bergerak dari pernyataan personal ke pernyataan impersonal.
For example:
Pernyataan personal:
1. I think we should learn grammar.
2. You shouldn’t do that.
Pernyataan impersonal:
1. Teaching grammar is essential to help students learn English
successfully.
6. Group Work
Link artikel covid-19 untuk argumentative paragraph
• Virus Spread Starts to Hit Indonesian Tourism as Foreign Arrivals Cool
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/03/02/virus-spread-
starts-to-hit-indonesian-tourism-as-foreign-arrivals-cool.html
• https://www.thejakartapost.com/adv/2020/04/21/ri-denies-entry-to-
239-foreigners-during-covid-19-pandemic.html
• Etc.
