An argumentative essay attempts to persuade the reader by being logical and presenting reasons and evidence to support the writer's position on an issue. It typically assumes the reader disagrees and presents a counterargument. The essay includes an introduction outlining the issue and thesis, a body with reasons and evidence supporting the thesis to refute opposing arguments, and a conclusion restating the main points.

1. Writing an
Argumentative Essay

2. What is an argumentative essay?
•It attempts to be highly
persuasive and logical.
•It usually assumes that the reader
disagrees with the writer.
•It should be written objectively
and logically.

3. 1) An explanation of an
issue or a case.
2) Reasons to support the
point of the writer.
3) Facts to refute opposing
arguments.
What should an argumentative essay
include?

4. 1) INTRODUCTION – introduces or presents the problem and
gives background information needed for the argument
and the thesis statement.
2) BODY – contains the reasons for the writer’s claims and
each reason is supported by details or materials (e.g.:
examples, statistics, personal experiences, quotations).
3) CONCLUSION – restates the main claim (found in the
introduction and/or body) and gives 1-2 statements which
summarizes the argument.
What are the parts of an
argumentative essay?

5. An essay is like a BURGER:
Top bun – Introduction
Meat, vegetables, cheese,
condiments – Body
Bottom bun – Conclusion

6. Types of Questions

7. • concern what is or is not true, what does or does not exist,
what did or did not happen.
• always answered with either “yes” or “no”, before
constructing whole paragraphs to support the facts.
Examples:
“Do women earn less than men?” (Yes or No, then evidence)
“Is English more useful and important than Math?”
Questions of Fact

8. • concern what you consider good or bad, moral or immoral,
just or unjust.
• a person is asked to choose between things, ideas, beliefs, or
actions before explaining why s/he chose such option.
Examples:
“Which is a more serious problem in our country, drugs or
poverty?”
“Is abortion a humane act of ensuring health or an immoral
act of killing an unborn child?”
Questions of Value

9. • concern what should be done, what procedures should be
adopted, what law should be changed, in short, what policy
should be followed.
• ask the writer to make a plan of action to solve a problem.
Examples:
“What should be done to improve the country’s gun policy?”
“How should we address our city’s problem regarding waste
management?”
Questions of Policy