The linguistic features of argumentative writing are mainly reflected in accuracy, uniqueness and generality. Argumentative writing is argumentative writing. To make the truth clear, every sentence in the article should be accurate. The accuracy of argumentative language is often reflected in the modification of adverbials and attributes in sentences.
Argumentative writing is an article that convinces people by reasoning. To convince people of the truth, the arguments of the article must be clear, and the author's attitude towards praise and criticism must be clear. What the author advocates, opposes, praises and criticizes in the article must be clearly told to the readers through clear views, sufficient arguments and rigorous argumentation, so as to reflect the characteristics of things. Therefore, the language generalization of argumentative essays is particularly strong, and rich content is often expressed in more abstract words.
Thinking about the linguistic features of argumentative writing can be started from the following aspects: understanding the linguistic features of the article on the premise of perceiving the content of the article as a whole; Understand the language characteristics of the article in the process of grasping, pondering and analyzing the argument; Pay attention to the understanding of modifiers such as attributes and adverbials in sentences; Repeatedly ponder the key words in key sentences; Repeatedly scrutinize the words with strong generality in the article; Pay attention to the author's emotional tendency.
Classification of Argumentative Papers If we analyze the logical relationship between the contents of articles, the specific structural forms of argumentative papers can be divided into two categories:
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 style of "general-divided-general". First, put forward the argument, then expound it from several aspects, and finally summarize 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.
Matters needing attention in argumentative writing: wonderful arguments must be vivid. It refuses to echo the platitudes of others' views and emphasizes the vivid display of ideas. Although discussion should conquer readers and listeners with its powerful logical power, it does not exclude vivid images. A novel and lively argumentative essay can not only be beautiful and reasonable in quality, but also exert the power of logic.
Wonderful exposition must be incisive and powerful, and must not be sloppy and redundant; We must not be vague and far-fetched Every word of it should be bright and powerful, thoughtful, incisive and concise, full of artistic tension. Only in this way can the discussion be chewy and memorable.
A wonderful conversation must be wise. Once the argument loses its wisdom, it will become rigid. In fact, a lot of correct nonsense and reasonable empty talk are piled up in plain thinking. Wonderful arguments reject boredom and praise humorous skills. It makes people realize a certain truth, and at the same time appreciates the humor of a carefree mind.
A wonderful exposition must be meticulous and dialectical. It requires the author to have a dialectical thinking mind, and can't embellish it by highlighting his own correctness; Extreme because of emphasizing importance. Serious and dialectical discussion will certainly make a comprehensive and objective analysis of things, pay attention to the different objects, and grasp the discretion of speaking.