1. General Structure 1.

1 Argument Intro - Restate argument, point out flaws or state intention to discuss them below 1st Para - First,... nd Para - Second!In addition,... "rd Para - #hird!Finall$,... %onclusion - #he argument is flawed!wea&!uncon'incing because of the abo'e -mentioned...(ltimatel$, the argument can be strengthened if!b$... 1. Issue Intro - Restate issue, ta&e a position 1st Para - First!)ne reason... nd Para - Second!Another reason... "rd Para - #hird!Perhaps the best reason... %onclusion - Ac&nowledge the other position but re-affirm $ours and conclude that it is the stronger. . Structural *ord +should be all o'er the essa$s, .1 Supporting e-amples - for e-ample, to illustrate, for instance, because, specificall$ . Additional support - furthermore, in addition, similarl$, .ust as, also, as a result, moreo'er ." Importance - surel$, trul$, undoubtedl$, clearl$, in fact, most importantl$ ./ %ontrast - on the contrar$, $et, despite, rather, instead, howe'er, although, while .0 1ecide against - one cannot den$ that, it could be argued that, granted, admittedl$ .2. 3ing-$ang - on the one hand!on the other hand .4 %oncluding - therefore, in summar$, conse5uentl$, hence, in conclusion, ultimatel$, in closing ". #emplates ".1 Argument Intro6 #he argument claims that ....+restate, Stated in this wa$ the argument6 a, manipulates facts and con'e$s a distorted 'iew of the situation b, re'eals e-amples of leap of faith, poor reasoning and ill-defined

terminolog$ c, fails to mention se'eral &e$ factors, on the basis of which it could be e'aluated #he conclusion of the argument relies on assumptions for which there is no clear e'idence. 7ence, the argument is wea&!uncon'incing and has se'eral flaws. 1st Para6 First, the argument readil$ assumes that...... #his statement is a stretch and is not substantiated in an$ wa$. For e-ample,... %learl$,... #he argument could ha'e been much clearer if it e-plicitl$ stated that...

nd Para6 Second, the argument claims that.... #his is again a 'er$ wea& and unsupported claim as the argument does not demonstrate an$ correlation between....and... #o illustrate,... *hile,... 7owe'er,....indeed.... In fact, it is not at all clear...rather.... If the argument had pro'ided e'idence that.....then the argument would ha'e been a lot more con'incing. In addition, if the argument pro'ided e'idence that888the argument could ha'e been strengthened e'en further "rd Para6 Finall$,... +pose some 5uestions for the argument,............ *ithout supporting e'idence and e-amples from other businesses88...*ithout con'incing answers to these 5uestions, one is left with the impression that the claim is more of a wishful thin&ing rather than substanti'e e'idence. As a result, this conclusion has no legs to stand %onclusion6 In conclusion, the argument is flawed for the abo'e-mentioned reasons and is therefore uncon'incing. It could be considerabl$ strengthened if the author clearl$ mentioned all the rele'ant facts.... In order to assess the merits of a certain situation!decision, it is essential to ha'e full &nowledge of all contributing factors. In this particular case.... *ithout this information, the argument remains unsubstantiated and open to debate.

". Issue Intro6 9an$!some people thin& that....)thers support the claim.....+restate, #he issue is a contro'ersial one but a closer e-amination re'eals that....+ta&e a position,...for se'eral reasons. 1st Para6 )ne reason is that!for... For e-ample,... Furthermore,... %learl$,... nd Para6 Another reason is that!for... #o illustrate,... As a result,... "rd Para6 Perhaps the best reason is +that,.... Specificall$,... 9oreo'er!In addition.... In fact,.... #herefore,.... %onclusion6 In summar$, while there are arguments to be made for both sides, it is clear that there are greater ad'antages to....+repeat the reasons,. %ertainl$,.....outweigh....... 7ence,....+re-affirm $our position,

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