Writing 7: Writing to Argue

Writing to Argue

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How is writing to argue similar and different from writing to persuade?

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[2] What features of writing to persuade could you make use of when writing to argue?

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3

Practise forming a balanced argument by coming up with three points that support and three points that are against the following situations. An example has been given for you.

• The decision to close a local park because of criminal activity and anti-social behaviour.

For….

It will reduce crime.

Against…

However the crime may simply move to a different area.

• Young people being limited to one hour each night on their mobile phones.

For…. Against…

• Plans by your school to close at midday every Friday.

For…. Against…

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4

When writing to argue, what type of connectives should you use and why?

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5

Choose one of the scenarios in question 3 and write a clear topic sentence that introduces each of your points, for and against.

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Develop one of your topic sentences (for) into a complete paragraph, making use of [6]

language techniques to successfully argue your point.

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