ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING

Arguable or not?

Pre- debate topic: should RH Bill be legalized?

WHAT IS AN ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING?

is sometimes called persuasive because it aims to convince the reader about a certain stand on a debatable issue.

STEPS IN ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING PLANNING STAGE 1. Find a good topic 2. Consider both sides of the controversy 3. Gather evidence WRITING STAGE 1. Introduce your topic and assert your side 2. Present both sides of the issue(body) 3. Conclude the argument

Techniques used in Argumentation

1. Analogy
2. Comparison

and Contrast

3. Definition
4. Analysis

Article Evaluation Premarital Sex - Is it Moral?

Morality is a factor for many people when deciding whether or not to have premarital sex. Is it a factor for you? After all, the messages we receive from most TV shows and movies these days tells us "everyone is doing it." In light of today's permissive attitude, your peers may think you're weird to even question it.

But maybe there is something inside you, like a voice in your head, that is making you uncertain about whether or not sex before marriage is a right or wrong action. Many people refer to this voice as their conscience. How can you know if your "conscience" is right? People all around the world look to the Bible as a moral or religious book, so let's see what it says about premarital sex.

The Bible refers to premarital sex as fornication. That's a word we don't hear much these days, so what does it mean? Fornication is sexual intercourse between people who are not married to each other. The only distinction the Bible makes between premarital sex and adultery is that adultery involves married persons while fornication involves those who are unmarried. Premarital sex is just as much of a sin as adultery and all other forms of sexual immorality. They all involve having sexual relations with someone you are not married to.
The Bible explains, "The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body" (1 Corinthians 6:13). Verse 18 of this chapter goes on to say, "Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body." Galatians 5:19 speaks the same, "The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity" Ephesians 5:3 says it most plainly, "But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people." From these verses, we see that the Bible promotes complete and total abstinence from premarital sex.

1. What technique/s of argumentation is used in writing this essay? 2. What is the issue being discussed? 3. How is the argument introduced? 4. What is the stand of the writer towards the issue? Are you in favor with his stands? 5. Does the essay sound convincing? What are the convincing points used by the writer? 6. Does the conclusion create a strong conviction with the writers stand? 7. What is the relevance of the argumentative issue to you as youth of today?

Follow-up activity
Make a comprehensive argumentative essay on the issue assigned using a specific technique Group Group Group Group I- Analogy II- Comparison and Contrast III- Definition IV- Analysis

The topics are drawn by lot by each group. The following topics or issues are: Anti- Planking bill Rising of Illuminati Abortion Same Sex Marriage

Evaluation Essay (15 Points)

How important is it to choose a good topic in writing an argumentative essay?

Analogy-there is an assumption
EXAMPLE:

that two things similar to one another.

The pill is to sickness as compassion is to violence. back

COMPARISON AND CONTRAST- this

technique presents the similarities and/or differences of two major concerns. EXAMPLE: Beauty versus Brawn Beauty ensures permanent and remarkable resources. Brawn ensures temporary success. BACK

DEFINITION- gives meaning or

EXAMPLE:

several meanings to a concept that forms the argument.

FEMINISM Feminism is not about hating men. It is about celebrating the power of women side by side with men. BACK

ANALYSIS- takes a part from the whole

and scrutinizes it to prove the point.

EXAMPLE: Career Choice

Ones personal interest determines her choice of career because it is her natural response to life in general(personal interest apart from skills, resources ,etc.)

BACK

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