Reasons Followed By Counterarguments My topic is "is global warming a manmade problem" I have to make an outline for this topic and the format is below:- I. Introduction Necessary Background Thesis II. First Reason Topic Sentence Evidence & Explanation Wrap-up / connect to the thesis III. Second Reason (same as above) IV. Continue with more reasons V. Refute Counterarguments VI. Conclusion Might include a call to action Or a statement of the implications .