1. Use these guidelines to make any final edits to your argumentative
Sell your argument
Include your citations naturally
Include the basis of your arguments in your introduction
No new information in the conclusion (call to action is key)
Ethos, Pathos, Logos

2. Sell your Argument (Pathos, Logos)
Past: There’s no place like home; everything that follows is a result from what happens in the past; nothing can be harder than facing your past mistakes
Present: You can’t fix your past, but you can use it to improve your present; live in the present, but look to the future; seeing how you presently affect people can change your future
Future: Save the best for last; finished what the others started; presented a lonely death-biggest fear for many

3. Include your citations naturally (Logos, Ethos)
In the following quote, it is clear Scrooge is changing: “And what do I see here? Is that a blemish upon your cheek?” (Act 2, scene ii).
In Act 2, scene ii, when the Ghost of Christmas Past notices a “blemish upon [Scrooge’s] cheek,” we see an emotionally response from Scrooge that indicates he is susceptible to a drastic attitude adjustment.
“And what do I see here? Is that a blemish upon your cheek?” (Act 2, scene ii). Here we see an emotionally response from Scrooge that indicates he is susceptible to a drastic attitude adjustment.

4. Include the basis of your arguments in your intro (Logos)
Not too specific!!
Generalities that relate to your topic sentences
Counter argument optional in intro
Don’t repeat in body paragraphs, but expand

5. No new info in your conclusion (Pathos)
Recap major arguments using different wording
Appeal to your audiences human emotions
A final sales pitch for your argument
Call your audience to action

6. Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Ethos- make sure your sources are credible and believable
Pathos- Make your audience emotionally involved in your argument; allow a wide audience to connect to your message
Logos- make sure your arguments follow the organization you established in your opening paragraph, and that they make sense

7. Bonus: Counter argument
You are providing evidence for the other side of the argument
Do not counter your counter-argument in the counter-argument paragraph!
Include the basis of your counter argument in the conclusion