Outline & Structure for an argumentative essay
Argumentative essay structure:
- Title (the title of the essay must not be generalized, but detailed. It needs to be concrete and clear. The title of the argumentative essay is basically its thesis statement. Example: If you want to be healthy you should not intake artificial vitamins).
- Introduction (the introduction has to be rather short and include just a couple of phrases referred to the issue of the essay. Example: It is common knowledge that artificial vitamins are very popular nowadays among people of all ages).
- Body (the body reveals all the author’s supporting claims and common objections held against his/her position that will be presented to the reader. The supporting claims and objections need to be carefully chosen as they have a tremendous impact on the quality of the argumentative essay. The writer needs both to support and to refute the objections posed).
- Conclusion (summarizes all the mentioned above PROs and CONs to prove the thesis statement. The thesis statement must be restated as the bottom line of the essay). Do not introduce any new material or positions here-as to leave your reader feeling unresolved-simply rephrase your thesis in an enlightened or informed manner.
Argumentative essay outline:
The body structure of an argumentative essay may have three possible forms:
Outline #1
- Supporting arguments # 1
- Supporting argument # 2
- Opposing argument or arguments with further refutation
Outline #2
- Opposing argument or arguments with further refutation
- Supporting arguments # 1
- Supporting argument # 2
Outline #3
- Supporting argument #1
- Opposing argument #1 with further refutation
- Supporting argument #2
- Opposing argument #2 with further refutation, etc.
Good Examples of argumentative thesis statement
Abortion and social responsibility.
Thesis statement: The decision to make an abortion is the personal choice and responsibility of the woman.
Death penalty and the society.
Thesis statement: No one has the right to take away the life of any person.
Education and its impact on the future of a person. Thesis statement: Education is the key to a successful future.
Gay marriage and family values.
Thesis statement: Gay marriage should be considered to be normal as it proclaims the institution of marriage.
Euthanasia. Who has the right to decide?
Thesis statement: Though sometimes euthanasia may seem the only correct solution it creates a double-standard for the moral values of the society.