Lecture 7 Argumentation Essay.pptVIP

Argumentation Essay Course Outline In-Class Debate Writing Principles for Argumentation Essay Writing Assignment In-Class Debate Topic: With various pressures in society increasing day by day, many people are suffering from mental problems. However, few of them voluntarily seek the psychiatric help, for it is widely regarded as a sign of weakness. For: Seeking Psychiatric Help Is a Sign of Weakness Against: Seeking Psychiatric Help is not a Sign of Weakness Rules for Debate: 1) Discuss this topic among each group and recommend one group member to take part in the debate. 2) Each side should choose one person to state your standpoint, and another one to state your conclusion. 3) Each side has 1 minutes to state your standpoint. 4) 5 minutes for free debate???????????????????????????????????????? 5) Each side has 1 minutes to conclude At last, we will give the prizes for: The most eloquent one The most humorous one The most active one Writing Principles 1. What are the necessary semantic elements of an argumentative essay? An argumentative essay is composed of three parts: introduction, body and conclusion. a) Introduction: In the introduction, the writer should clarify the controversy and state his/her argument which is often called the thesis or thesis statement. For example: The Three Gorges lie in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. After years of investigation and research, many scientists and engineers have suggested that to control the floods brought by the Yangtze River to its lower reaches, a large dam should be built there. But many other scientists and engineers disagreed. Thus a heated debate has begun as to whether the project is beneficial. I am in favor of the project and believe that it will have more advantages than disadvantages. The controversial opinions about building the Three Gorges dam The writer’s own argument that he/she is in favor of this project b) Body: the writer should provide reasons to support the writer’s thesis, prese