attached file – this work does not have to be an essay, it has to
comply with each step that is mentioned in the instructions.
Lab 12: Argument Research
Paper Outline
INTRODUCTION:
Lead/Hook (May
include some background information about the topic)
Ex: Have you ever been walking out
the library after a long cram session, prepared to get outside and smell the
Spring flowers at last, only to be instantly greeted by the unfriendly waif of
deadly cigarette smoke?
Your Hook:
Write a thesis statement. Your Argument – Make sure your Argument is logical,
ethical, and emotional. Use Inductive and/or deductive reasoning & avoid
logical fallacy.
Ex: Second hand smoke has been proven to cause lung cancer,
and young people are especially vulnerable to its carcinogenic allure;
therefore, New York State should ban all smoking in College campuses for the
welfare of all nonsmokers in this academic environment.
Your Thesis:
3-5 Main Points –
Reason Why Your Argument is Valid and Logical. These are the topics for the
Body Paragraphs that directly prove/support argument. Put together in a complete
sentence.
1.
Leads to increased chances of Lung Cancer
2.
‘’ ‘’ Asthma/Emphysema
3.
‘’’’ Other
chemicals in cigarettes also have their own side effects
Your Main Points Sentence:
BODY PARAGRAPH ONE:
Use Inductive or Deductive Reasoning.
Write a topic sentence. (A “topic sentence”
states what this paragraph is about. It should directly relate to and/or prove
the thesis
statement.)
Ex: The first thing that must be shown in favor of banning second-hand
smoke on all New York State campuses is the direct correlation between second-hand
smoke exposure and the diagnosis of lung cancer.
Your Topic Sentence:
Include text evidence to support your topic sentence. (Write
details that support your statement and identify SOURCES.)
Use CITATION SANDWICH
METHOD – CLAIM/QUOTE/COMMENT
CLAIM (In Your Own Words):
Ex: Second-hand smoke is especially
hazardous to the very old and very young.
Your Claim:
CITE: Quote, Paraphrase, and/or
Summary of Source Used w/ signal phrase to introduce source & MLA
In-text/Parenthetical Citation:
Ex: According to a recent New York Times article, a reported “40%
of people over the age of seventy-five that developed lung cancer lived with
someone who was a smoker” (Smith 32).
Your Citation:
COMMENT Example: The New York Times article clearly
displays real statistical data that proves the harmful effects of second-hand
smoke on a nonsmoker.
Your Comment:
Another CLAIM:
Another CITATION:
Another COMMENTARY:
Repeat as much as necessary
(usually about 2-3 examples/sources per paragraph)
Use background information to explain any text evidence that
the reader needs to know in order to understand what you’re talking about.
Your Concluding/Transitional Sentence:
BODY PARAGRAPH TWO:
Use Inductive or Deductive Reasoning
Write a topic sentence. (A “topic sentence”
states what this paragraph is about. It should directly relate to and/or prove
the thesis
statement.
Include text evidence to support your topic sentence. (Write
details that support your statement and identify your SOURCES.)
USE CITATION SANDWICH METHOD! – CLAIM/QUOTE/COMMENT
CLAIM:
CITE:
COMMENT:
Another CLAIM:
Another CITE:
Another COMMENTARY:
CONCLUDING/TRANSITIONAL SENTENCE:
BODY PARAGRAPH
THREE:
Write a topic sentence. (A “topic sentence”
states what this paragraph is about. It should directly relate to and/or prove
the thesis
statement.)
Include text evidence to support your topic sentence. Write
details that support your statement. Identify your sources & Use CITATION
SANDWICH method: CLAIM/CITE/COMMENT
CLAIM:
CITE:
COMMENT:
CONCLUDING/TRANSITIONAL SENTENCE:
BODY PARAGRAPH FOUR: Opponents Argument 1 & Rebuttal
Their Argument:
Your Rebuttal:
Concluding Sentence:
BODY PARAGRAPH FIVE: Opponent Argument 2
& Rebuttal
Their Argument
Your Rebuttal:
Concluding Sentence:
CONCLUSION:
Do not add new information into the conclusion!
Restate the Thesis Statement and/or the position or argument?
Restate Main Points
Strong Final Statement
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