1. Persuasive Essay Outline
Stacy Tenace
Diamond Bar High School
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2. Persuasive Essay Topics
Smoking in public
Death penalty
Abortion
Driving age
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Thesis Statement
Three Parts to a thesis statement:
Subject
Direction
Three reasons
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4. Research on a Persuasive Topic
Smoking in public should be banned
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Body Paragraphs
Four Body Paragraphs:
One paragraph with an opposing argument and you argue against it to support your point of view
Three paragraphs with arguments supporting your point of view with evidence, facts, or personal experiences
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Conclusion
Summarize your ideas
Restate your thesis and your direction
Final call to action
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Essay Outline
Introduction
Hook the reader with facts, a story, or a strong statement
Thesis Statement
The last sentence in the introduction
Example: Smoking in public should be banned because it causes lung cancer, it causes allergies, and it pollutes the environment.
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8. Essay Outline Continued
Body Paragraphs: Four paragraphs
Counter-argument: Individual rights
Supporting argument: Lung cancer
Supporting argument: Allergies
Supporting argument: Pollution
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Body Paragraph
Topic Sentence
Concrete detail
Commentary
Concluding sentence
2 CD sentences to 1 CM sentence
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Conclusion
Summary of ideas
Call to action
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11. Ways to Support Your Argument
Statistics
Facts
Examples
Observations
Anecdotes
Quotations
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12. Avoid Illogical Arguments
Circular reasoning – trying to prove a statement by repeating it in different words
Over-generalization – making a statement that is to broad to prove
Either-or fallacy – stating that there are only two alternatives when they are many
Cause-and-effect fallacy – falsely assuming that because one event follows another the first event caused the second
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