If analyzed from the logical relationship of the content of the article, the specific structural forms of argumentative essays can be divided into two categories:

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Discuss the structure layer by layer.

Example 1. In the "step-by-step" style, first put forward the argument, then demonstrate it step by step, gradually expand the truth, and finally summarize it.

Example 2. "Positive and negative argument" type: first put forward the argument, then demonstrate it from the negative side, and then further discuss it from the positive side.

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Discussion structure of parallel expansion

For example:

There is a kind of "general-sub-theory-general" style, which first puts forward the argument, then expounds it from several aspects and finally summarizes it;

There is a style of "general theory-divided theory", which first puts forward arguments and then demonstrates them from several aspects.

There is a style of "divided theory-general theory". The things to be discussed are always analyzed in several aspects, and then a comprehensive conclusion is drawn.

In a word, to analyze the structure of an argumentative essay, we should first understand the internal relationship between paragraph levels, and also pay attention to the transitional paragraphs, transitional sentences and transitional words that serve as a link between the preceding and the following. [2]