PERSUASIVE ESSAY STRUCTURE PT.3

Richard Wilson

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• Introduction• Strong Argument

•Stronger Argument

•Strongest Argument• Conclusion

EMPHATIC ORDER

USING ARGUMENTATIVE LANGUAGE

SOME WORDS YOU CAN USE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A DIFFERENT OPINION ARE:

affirm conclude deny insistargue confirm describe maintainassert consider explain presentclaim contend examine report

SOMETIMES YOU MAY WISH TO AGREE WITH PART OF ANOTHER OPINION AS WELL AS DISAGREE WITH ANOTHER PART:

agree concur disagree discuss

dispute oppose prefer refute

ADVERBS CAN BE VERY USEFUL FOR EXPRESSING DISAGREEMENT WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING A DIFFERENT OPINION:

Some words used to express contrast are:

Subordinating Conjunctions

Although Even though

Whereas

While

Coordinating Conjunctions

But yet

Transitions However, Nevertheless

Prepositions In spite of Despite

EXAMPLES

Although it is true that genetically modified food reduces hunger, little evidence exists that it is completely safe.

While it is true that genetically modified foods can help in specific cases, the fact is that…

CHOOSING SUPPORT

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Due: Tuesday 26th November 0900 hours

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