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The Burnet News Club
Making a clear, logical argument
Making a clear, logical argument
The Burnet News Club
Making a clear, logical argument
What’s so great about a logical argument?If you can…
•Understand a bit about what’s happening in the news / the world around you
•Work out what YOU think about it
•Express your opinions clearly and logically
… then you will get to have YOUR say on what the world should be like.
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Making a clear, logical argument
Once you know what you think about an issue in the news, you should express your views clearly and logically.
The Burnet News Club
Making a clear, logical argument
How to make clear,
logical arguments
An argument is a standpoint with reasons.
To make a good, persuasive argument you must be •clear (easy to understand)•logical (give good reasons)
It’s also essential to have your facts right – you can’t have a good argument if it’s based on incorrect information!
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Making a clear, logical argument
How to make clear,
logical arguments
There are lots of ways to write a good argument, but it should help you to remember to write things in this order:
1. Issue
2. Standpoint
3. Reason
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Making a clear, logical argument
1. Issue
What’s the issue?
What’s happening?
Explain everything you understand about the situation. It’s VERY important to have your facts right here!
What’s the problem, if there is one?
If you have an interesting question about the issue, you could include that here.
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Making a clear, logical argument
2. Standpoint
What’s your standpoint on the issue?
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Making a clear, logical argument
3. Reasons
What are the reasons for your standpoint?
Again – be sure to get your facts right.
If you have lots of reasons, remember to group reasons that go together into the same paragraph.