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Strategies for Effective Argument

This guide provides essential strategies for developing effective arguments using a problem/solution framework. It emphasizes the importance of selecting a relevant, personal issue that also affects others. Key reminders include thoroughly analyzing the real problem, understanding your audience, anticipating counterarguments, and supporting claims with credible evidence. The guide encourages presenting a reasonable persona while retaining forcefulness and stresses the importance of citing sources and avoiding plagiarism. Ideal for those aiming to enhance their argumentative writing skills in a concise format.

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Strategies for Effective Argument

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  1. Strategies for Effective Argument Problem/Solution Part 1

  2. Reminders • Read the instructions. • Choose your problem carefully. It should be important personally but also affect others. Make sure your thesis is narrow enough to explore thoroughly in a short paper. • Clichéd, broad topics (when you can offer no personal angle) are not good choices.

  3. Reminders (continued) • Analyze the situation and get to the REAL problem. • If challenged, be able to prove it IS a problem. • Remember your audience (give sufficient information and explanations) • Anticipate and answer questions. • Consider your opponents’ views; try to understand their point of view.

  4. Support and Evidence • Present yourself as a reasonable person of good will (your persona). Be forceful but do not attack your opponents. • Use personal experience but do not generalize too broadly from one example. • Don’t make claims you can only assert but cannot support (“Everybody knows,” “It has been proven”).

  5. Support and Evidence (continued) • Do field research and use credible sources. • Be sure to cite sources of any specific information you use and to quote exactly. • Do not plagiarize. • Review MLA style.

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