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POSITION PAPER
Proposes solution
Stand on an issue
& recommendation
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How to write a position
paper?
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I. Introduction (ideas)
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May start with a statement or a question
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Unusual facts or statistics
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Intriguing statements
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Anecdotes, examples, questions
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Analogy, a list
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Etc.
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ISSUE:
As of the start of 2014, nearly all of the cities in Metro Manila had
implemented a ban on plastic bags, in compliance with the “Total
Plastic Ban Act of 2011.” This act prohibits the sale and use of
conventional (high density polyethylene or HDPE) plastic bags in
business establishments, such as grocery stores, fast food outlets
and restaurants, mall stores, and markets, and penalizes the
violators with amounts ranging from Php500 to Php5000, including
imprisonment. Businesses are allowed to use only paper bags or
biodegradable plastic bags as substitute. While this measure
appears to be eco-friendly, the fact is that plastic ban does more
harm than good.
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II. Body
A. Opposing view points or
counterarguments
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Include the arguments opposing your stand
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Goal: to refute, rebut or discredit by
showing weaknesses
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Second Paragraph:
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III. Conclusion
-summary
-recommendation/ suggestion
-final appeal to the reader
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Last Paragraph:
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