Can you explain the need for evidence in argumentative writing?
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Think of argumentative writing as going hand-in-hand with debates. If a person is going to debate something they need to be informed of the subject. What's the best way to be informed of the subject--finding EVIDENCE to back up your claims and opinions. Your thoughts, feelings, ideas, and opinions are great because it's what makes a debate/argumentative writing. (They're what make you take a side.) But in order to write and effective argumentative paper or have a good debate you need to hit it with more than just your opinions.
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taking an opposing viewpoint in an argument, not necessarily because you believe it, but to help the other individual work out their arguments in favour of their position
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First, you should get visit your Professor to get some advice on what the requirements of your argumentitive paper.\n\nBut if you need to know the MLA standard, purchase either the latest edition of the Bedford Handbook or the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
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A logical appeal proceeds by separating arguments from mere opinions, and then by separating valid from invalid arguments.\n\nAn emotional appeal doesn't, you idiot! [kidding of course :) ]
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Actually this is not a straw-man argument but it need not demonstrate inconstancy in the person. They could hold for instance (Incorrectly in my opinion) that the foetus is not yet a living organism and therefore is not yet possessed of those rights that they afford all life and which the lobsters therefore possess.\n\nA straw-man argument is one in which you present your opponents argument in a form where it is much weaker than it need be, perhaps by omitting some crucial point or by misconstruing the argument. Then like a straw-man would be it is easier to knock down.
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What your teacher wants you to do is, rather than just put the wuote in your paper, explore why and how this quote serves to further your argument.  For example, if I was writing a paper about teh play MacBeth and wanted to talk about Lady MacBeth's madness, it wouldn't be enough for me to put in  the paper "Lady MacBeth repeats 'out damned spot!' which shows her increasing madness."  I would have to go on from there and say something like, "The repetition of 'out damned spot,' reveals how Lady MacBeth is fixated by the blood stains she sees on her hands but are no longer there.  Her internalization of the murder is so torturous for her that she feels like she can never wash away the stains.  This is how this scene proves Lady MaBeth's madness; since she cannot see that her hands are clean, she is unable to put the murder behind her and therefore cannot remove her terrible misdeads from her psyche."\n\nWhen you are putting quotations in a paper, just be sure to guide your reader through what the quotation means to your argument.  Never assume that your reader will just "get" your meaning; be sure you explain everything.
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Through persuasion , a writer tries to change a reader's point of view on a topic, subject, or position. The writer presents facts and opinions to get the reader to understand why something is right, wrong, or in between. Editorials, letters to the editor in newspapers and magazines, and the text for a political speech are examples of persuasive writing. \nA good way to use persuasive techniques is to focus on the reader's emotions.  For example, if the paper is about pollution and directed to parents, talk about the harmful effects pollution has on childern.  If you can get the reader emotional involved in your writing you can do a better job persuading them on the issue.
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"Why Writing a Persuasive Paper is Important"\n\n( for learning how to present an argument) ( to be able to reason something out, to back it up with proof, etc )
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start with a thesis statement (a main argument that you are going to prove is correct throughout your essay).\nthen come up with 3 main points to prove your thesis.\nthen start writing! good luck.\ncheck out this site for more info. http://www.essaywritinghelp.com/
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All reasoned arguments rely on axioms, i.e. things which we take to be true, but which are not amenable to proof. The most obvious example of an axiom is the validity of reason itself - It is trivially obvious that we can't use a reasoned argument to prove that reason is valid, because we have to presume that reason is valid in order to make any kind of reasoned argument.\n\nI have another axiom, which I'm sure no sane person would dispute: That the order and complexity that we see around us in the natural universe, and particularly in the intricate structure and functions of living organisms, could not possibly just exist fully formed, with no cause, no origin, no precursor of any sort. I can't *prove* that this is the case, but it seems inconceivable to me that anyone would dispute it.\n\nSo, the logical consequence of accepting this axiom is that, for the very same reason, it's not possible that the order and complexity of the universe is sourced in an intelligent deity who designed and made the universe and *himself* exists fully formed with no cause, no origin, no precursor of any sort. I don't think any reasonable person would dispute the axiom presented here, and acceptance of the axiom leads to an indisputable proof of the non-existence of an intelligent creator.\n\nAnyone who (against all reason) asserted that the order and complexity we see in the universe *could* indeed exist fully formed with no cause and no origin, in order thereby to save the concept of an uncaused intelligent designer, would find that they had invalidated said designer by making him redundant - i.e. if the order and complexity of the universe could just exist fully formed and uncaused then it would not need (in fact, could not possibly have) a designer to cause it to exist.\n\nEither way, the concept of a creator is invalidated.\n\nLuke:  I can't see how a perception of chaos would mean the existence of a god, according to my axiom.  Even if someone rejects the notion that the universe exhibits (at least in parts) a high degree of order and complexity, it does not follow that a god is required to create it - Indeed, if the universe is nothing but chaos, then there doesn't seem to be any motivation to suggest a designer in the first place.  How can you design chaos?  Chaos is, by its very definition, the complete absence of any kind of order or complexity or design.\n\nAs to your second point, if someone is proposing that intelligence is required to design and create a universe, then the intelligence itself would be the 'form' that has to exist without any kind of origin or development or precursor.  Religious folks have enough trouble accepting the idea of mere *human* intelligence being the product of an unthinking natural process, so to argue that an intelligence capable of designing and creating an entire universe can exist without any precursor at all, not even an unthinking one, is self-contradictory in the highest degree.
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When you do something wrong, but don't want to admit it, you can come up with excuse upon excuse to prove your case.\n\n'Even the devil can cite the scriptures', to quote Christ.\n\nI have a friend who in an argument or debate raises just 1 valid percentage point as opposed to you raising 99% and he will insist that he is right based solely on his 1%.\n\nIn his court, the prosecution must prove his case beyond a shadow of doubt, to convict.
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Well with most thesis statements you have to pick a side of the arguement.  What is your side of the arguement?  Lets start there.  \nWhatever you do...don't make your thesis statement a question.\nIf you need help IM me, not2tall66.  I'm on Yahoo IM most of the day.
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I can't get into detail, but I'm in college and I just turned in my research paper, which is an argument essay. You need to do some research on your topic and acknowledge in a paragraph or page the opposing viewpoints and argue against them. I know it sucks, but get into much more depth. Don't just list the good points. Good luck and I hope that you get an A!
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State what you are going to prove.  List 5 ideas that prove your statement.  Conclude by saying what you just proved.  (e,g, BEGINNING: It's not good for kids under the age of ___ to walk to and home from school alone. FIVE SUPPORTING POINTS:  1. it subjects children to victimization by criminals; 2. it subjects kids to physical injury while crossing the street; 3. kids who are victims of crime are subject to grow up with deep traumas and sometimes have lasting phobias; 4. parents whose children are kidnapped, murdered, molested, etc. are sometimes more likely to be less productive members of society due to life-long grief and related emotional problems; 5(a). parents who fail to adequately provide for the safety of their children increase the burden on law enforcement agencies who have to incur time and resources in locating children, or 5(b) all society is hurt when children are hurt because everyone loves children. CONCLUSION:  Therefore, due to the fact that -------, ----, -----, -----, and ----, parents should not allow children under the age of ___ to walk to and from school unchaparoned by an adult or responsible older child.\n\nThat's just an example.\n\nYour essay is something you want to prove.  It has a beginning, a middle and an end.  It can be anything from "Why it's tough to make it in the world today," to "Why I've chosen to be a ____" when I graduate.  Have fun with it - and goodluck.  \n\nBe sure to choose a NARROW topic - it gets crazy when you choose a broad topic. Then brainstorm only stopping to make rough notes of what comes out of your mind.  Just let all your thoughts about the subject flow out uninhibited. Don't interrupt the flow. Then look closely at all the rough ideas and select the best ones.  Hopefully, you'll have 10 or more. Next, pick the top five-your very best-points.  Now you have your topic and 5 excellent points to support your topic.\n\nP.S.  It's a good idea to deal with ideas that are the extreme position of yours, but discuss them in your essay to dispel them or break them down.  Whenever you write anything, assume that the reader already knows the other side.  So deal with it, acknowledging it, BUT topple it with your points. For example:  for point 1 above, which reads: subjects children to victimization by criminals.  Some parents will say, "we live in a safe neighborhood and no children have ever been harmed in our neighborhood" -- you might want to write:  Some parents believe their neighborhoods are safe and permit their children to walk to and from school.  Other parents allow their children to walk to and from school because the school is onely a couple of blocks down the street.  The reason neither of these ideas are good ones is because statistics have shown that child molesters are subject to pick up kids from affluent neighborhoods as they are from other ones.  [sometime like that - gotta run - hope it helps]
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There HAD to be SOME form of evidence.
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From the source link:\n\n============================================================\nArgumentative Thesis Statements\nIn an argumentative paper, you are making a claim about a topic and justifying this claim with reasons and evidence. This claim could be an opinion, a policy proposal, an evaluation, a cause-and-effect statement, or an interpretation. However, this claim must be a statement that people could possibly disagree with, because the goal of your paper is to convince your audience that your claim is true based on your presentation of your reasons and evidence. An argumentative thesis statement will tell your audience:\n\nyour claim or assertion \nthe reasons/evidence that support this claim \nthe order in which you will be presenting your reasons and evidence \nExample: Barn owls' nests should not be eliminated from barns because barn owls help farmers by eliminating insect and rodent pests. \n\nA reader who encountered this thesis would expect to be presented with an argument and evidence that farmers should not get rid of barn owls when they find them nesting in their barns. \n\nQuestions to ask yourself when writing an argumentative thesis statement:\n\nWhat is my claim or assertion? \nWhat are the reasons I have to support my claim or assertion? \nIn what order should I present my reasons? \n============================================================\n\nIn short, take a stand on an issue, then support your stance.
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I am sorry. Do you have to write an essay or speak in a debate? If it is a debate you should have POINTS that you will use, not written out speeches, or you will be lost if the other person makes a point that you did not write out in your speech.\n\nImran