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1、AnArgumentativeEssayHowto...BeforeWriting...Brainstormideasonthesubject.Identifythemaintopics.Usethesetopicsasheadingsfororganisingyournotes.Decidewhichsideyouareoni.e.whichargumentsaremostconvincing.Makesureyouchoosethesidethatyoucanfullysupport.Planandwriteano
2、utlineforyouressaynotingdowntheinformationyouwillincludeineachparagraph.ExampleOutlineThesisStatement:Becauseofitscost,riskandalternatives,thebuildingofnuclearreactorsshouldnotcontinue.TopicSentence1:Thefirstproblemwithnuclearreactorsistheircost.TopicSentence2:A
3、notherproblemistheseriousconsequencesofaccidents.Refutation:Somepeoplemightclaimthatthereisnorealalternativetonuclearpower.ConcludingStatement:Inshort,althoughnuclearpowerisanattractiveoption,ithastoomanydisadvantages.IntroductoryParagraphYourintroductionshould:
4、IntroducethetopicwithageneralstatementStatewhyitisimportantStatethereisadifferenceofopinionaboutthistopicThesisstatementmuststatewhatYOURclaimisandcanincludethe“parts”oftheargumentyouaregoingtostate.ExampleIntroductoryParagraphTherehasbeenmuchdiscussionabouttheu
5、seofnuclearpowereversincethefirstreactorwasbuilt.Peoplewhosupportnuclearpowerthinkthatitprovidesacheapandeffectivemeansofsupplyingenergyneeds.However,inrealityitisnotcheapatallandthedangersarewell-knownaftertheaccidentsatChernobylandThreeMileIsland.Thefactisthat
6、nuclearpowerisatried,testedandfailedtechnology.Becauseofitscost,riskandalternatives,thebuildingofnuclearreactorsshouldnotcontinue.BodyParagraphsArgumentsfor:Thereasons“parts”ofyourthesisstatementwillbeinyourbodyparagraphs.Giveclearargumentsforyourclaimwithsuppor
7、t(examples,statistics,explanations,etc.)Usetransitionwordsasyoumovefromparagraphtoparagraph(Firstly,secondly,furthermore,inaddition,moreover,finally).Youcanalsouseanyofthetransitionsfromtheotheressaytypesaslongastheyareappropriateforyourargument.(Youmaywanttocom
8、pare/contrastthings,givereasons/results,descriptions,definitionsetc.)RefutationParagraphThisisalsousedtosupportyourclaim.Usethecounterargumentstoshowthatyourideaisthe