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Argumentative Essay
Group members:• Truong Hai Ha• Tran Kieu Hanh• Truong Thi Phuong• Nguyen Thi Thinh
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Overview1. Definition
2. Exposition vs. argumentation
3. Argumentative essay3.1 Purposes of the essay
3.2 Argumentative topics
3.3 Organization of the essay
3.4 Evidence in the development
3.5 Counter-argument and the refutation
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1. Definition
“ An argumentative essay defends a particular position on a debatable subject. When you write an argumentative essay, your purpose is to persuade readers that your position has merit”
<Writing course book for sophomore-HULIS 2008>
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Overview1. Definition
2. Exposition vs. argumentation
3. Argumentative essay3.1 Purposes of the essay
3.2 Argumentative topics
3.3 Organization of the essay
3.4 Evidence in the development
3.5 Counter-argument and the refutation
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2. Exposition vs. argumentation
Exposition Argumentation
Purpose • To provide information• To explain a particular subject
• To defend your assertion (opinion, theory, hypothesis)
Forms • Exemplification• Process• Cause and effect• …
• Combine various paragraph forms in developing its ideas (cause and effect, definition,…) more complex
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Overview1. Definition
2. Exposition vs. argumentation
3. Argumentative essay3.1 Purposes of the essay
3.2 Argumentative topics
3.3 Organization of the essay
3.4 Evidence in the development
3.5 Counter-argument and the refutation
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3.1 Purposes of the essay
The writers want the readers to
• Accept or reject an idea
• Realize that action should be taken to solve a problem
• Try a new way of doing something
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3.2 Argumentative topics
• Be narrowed down
• Contain an argument
• Be adequately supported (with statistics, outside source citations, etc.)
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Be narrowed downX: Marijuana should be considered
illegal. (Too general. In some medical cases, marijuana is prescribed by the doctors and the patients are encouraged to use it in case of suffering from too much pain)
√: Selling and using marijuana in public places should be considered illegal.
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Contain an argument
X: We should decide whether we want a bicycle or a car. (our stand is not clear: do we support having bicycles or cars?)
√: If we are under the age of 30 and want a healthy life, we should definitely get a bicycle instead of a car.
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Be adequately supported
• I feel that writing an argumentative essay is definitely a challenging task.
feelings cannot be supported; we cannot persuade other people
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If you believe that you can find enough evidence to support your idea and refute others effectively,
you can choose challenging topics as well
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Organization of the essay I. Introduction - Give background of the
subject and thesis of your essay II. Presentation of your argument - build your
case one point at a time, perhaps devoting one paragraph to the defense of each of your premises, or setting forth your evidence in separate, meaningful categories. III.Conclusion - pull your whole argument together in the last paragraph. Also add here some conventional device to finish your essay, such as a prediction, a new example, a reference to the example with which you began (now seen in a new light) etc.
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Pattern 1: I. Introduction: Thesis statement II. Body:
PRO idea 1 PRO idea 2 CON(s) + Refutation(s)
III. Conclusion
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Pattern 2:
I. Introduction:
Thesis statement
II. Body: CON(s) + Refutation(s) PRO idea 1 PRO idea 2
III. Conclusion
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Pattern 3: I. Introduction: Thesis statement II. Body:
CON idea 1 -----> Refutation CON idea 2 -----> Refutation CON idea 3 -----> Refutation
III. Conclusion
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Evidence in the argument development
Kinds of evidence Some problems with evidence
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Kinds of evidence• Fact: information that can be verified as
objectively true
• Example: a specific illustration of a general statement
• Authority: someone who is generally recognized as an expert on a particular subject
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Some problems with evidence and logic
• False conclusion: the conclusion is not based on evidence
• Misplaced causes and effects: Just because one thing follows another doesn’t mean it is an effect of it and vice versa
• Bad evidence: Evidence is used that comes from an outdated, incompetent, or bias source
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Counter-argument and the refutation
Counter-argument, refutation Methods of refutation
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Counter-argument, Refutation
• Counter-argument: the opposing viewpoint that disagrees with the writer’s opinion
• Refutation: the writer’s response to the counter-argument
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Methods of refutation
• Method 1: Demonstrate that the counter-argument is wrong
• Method 2: Show that the counter-argument is weak
• Method 3: Agree that the counter-argument is valid, but show that the writers’ point of view is more compelling
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References
• D.T.Mai, Writing skill course book, Hanoi 2008
• http://www.buowl.boun.edu.tr• http://essayinfo.com/essays/argumentative
_essay.php
• http://essayinfo.com/essays/expository_essay.php
• http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/writing/argumentative.html
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Sample 1
HEALTH AND HEALING AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Work in your group:
• Identify pattern of the essay
• Identify the thesis statement
• Pros, cons and refutation in which paragraphs?
• Write the outline of the essay
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Thesis: Do Reiki instead of taking medicine.
“This new theory argues that healing is at our fingertips: we can be healthy by doing Reiki on a regular basis.”
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Counter arguments1. People should trust
medicine since it is effective and scientifically proven.
2. Serious illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer cannot be treated without medicine.
3. Reiki, like alternative healing methods, requires a lot of time.
Refutation1. Reiki is also
scientifically proven and does not have side effects. (refutation method: insufficient claim)
2. Medicine also cannot treat serious illnesses if not diagnosed at an early stage. (refutation method: opponents are partially correct)
3. Reiki requires less time if done regularly. (refutation method: opponents are completely wrong)
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