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Analysis of an issue Critical thinking Persuasive writing Issue题目分类：.领域.核心思想.正文逻辑结构Preparing steps 1, 抓住主题定分类；（观察限定找思路）2, 思维发散找切入 PFW: Purposeful Free Writing 3, 根据特点定结构4, 针对要求做调整Issue论证层次：.Position .Reason .T.S .Example PFW: Purposeful Free Writing .What to write?DCD(CP)R(IBN)E Definition of the critical term Categories of critical term and concept Domains that would be affected by the claim Under what Condition is the claim valid? At what historical Period is the claim valid? Reasons that would probably lead people to come to such claim Importance Benefit Necessity Effects that would possibly be brought about by the claim Example : Category C (+) Benefits of technology improvement (R E)making lives more efficient; improving living standard; freeing people from repetitive, boring and dangerous works (—) problems of technology improvement: Traffic jam, pollution, accidents; (E) adversely affecting quality of living;(De) As Roger Waters put it, “ I’vegot thirteen channels of shit on the TV to choose from.” ----- Pink Floyd, The Wall “Nobody Home” making human lives (and the society as a whole) unstable and unsafe. 正文总体结构.有倾向观点.直线型.平衡结构对比 Comparison 标志：More … than, less … than, A rather than B (AB); Instead of B, A (AB) 审题：确定对比双方；确定题目倾向论证内容：Positive vs. Negative: 分析AB双方的正负优劣Comparability: 可比性Example : A, 19 A (+) : Solving of some existing problems is urgent and critical for the survival of a society. (R: I/N) Example: unemployment, CPI, The Global Financial Crisis of late 2008: stock market crashes and bank bailouts A(—): Overemphasis of some current problems may cause harmful effects. (E)Example: real estate, Economic Reform of China B (+) : The investment for expected problems could help future generations. (R: I/N) Example: Sustainable development, Environmental protection, Infrastructure construction B (—) : The consequences of some research are unclear. (E) Example: Cloning genetic engineering 问题解决 Solution 标志：The way to …, /To do …, we must do …/ through, by