What is an argument?
Argumentative writing is the author's views and opinions on the issues discussed, and it is the soul of argumentative writing. Establishing arguments is the premise of writing argumentative essays. Arguments in argumentative essays must be clear and correct. To be distinctive is to clearly express what is affirmative, what is negative, what is for and what is against. When commenting on a certain thing or phenomenon, we must have a clear attitude and a clear point of view, and we must not be vague or ambiguous. Correctness means that the viewpoint should conform to the objective reality, be reasonable and stand the test of practice. Distinctive and correct are the basic requirements for beginners to write argumentative essays. If we demand a higher standard, the argument should be innovative, meaningful and practical. The so-called novelty means having your own opinions and not always repeating others' opinions; The so-called deep meaning means that we can't just focus on superficial phenomena and talk about things, but reveal the essence and laws of things; The so-called practical significance means that the discussion should be targeted and put forward their own views on the problems that people are generally concerned about and need to solve in real life. We say that argument is the center of argumentative writing and plays the role of commander in chief. Without arguments, it is not argumentative. But can only argument be argumentative? No, there must be an argument.
What is an argument?
Argument is the material to prove the argument. In an argumentative essay, after putting forward an argument, you must also cite facts and tell the truth to prove the correctness of the argument. The facts and reasons that prove an argument are arguments (factual arguments and rational arguments). Facts as arguments include real cases, historical facts and statistical data. These facts must be true and cannot be fabricated or fabricated. Arguments based on false facts are untenable. In order to ensure the authenticity of the facts, the cited materials should be sourced, verified, accurate and reliable. Truth (truth argument), as an argument, should be tested by practice and its correctness should be recognized by people. Marxism–Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought are truths that have been tested and proved by revolutionary practice. They are very convincing and can be used as arguments. The principles, laws and formulas in natural science, as well as the speeches of some people with lofty ideals who have contributed in history or real life, as well as proverbs and aphorisms spread all over the world, can also be used as arguments as long as they are correct, reveal the essential laws of things and are rich in profound philosophy. However, when quoting, you should be careful, and you can't take it out of context, far-fetched and distort the facts. At the same time, it is necessary to deeply understand the spiritual essence of relevant expositions and make them complete and accurate. There are several basic requirements for choosing and using arguments to prove arguments: first, arguments must be able to firmly grasp arguments, serve arguments, and achieve the unity of views and materials. If establishing an argument solves the problem of what to prove and choosing an argument solves the problem of what to prove, then the process of argument should solve the problem of how to prove. This part of knowledge has two main points, one is to arrange the structure, and the other is to choose the argumentation method.
Let's talk about the argument method first. In the process of argumentation, it is very important to use the argumentation method properly. The demonstration methods we learned in junior high school mainly include quotation, example, reasoning, comparison and metaphor. The introduction method is to cite rational arguments to demonstrate, and the example method is to use factual arguments to demonstrate. When the two are combined, we call it truth. This method is the most basic method for junior high school students to write argumentative essays. The main problems that should be paid attention to when using this method are: it is not enough to just state facts and quote theories, but also to analyze them. After citing facts or arguments, it is necessary to fully reason and explain the reasons thoroughly before the article is convincing. The method of comparative argument is to compare two opposite or different things. Through this comparison, we can affirm the right and deny the wrong, which makes the argument more prominent and distinct.
Structure is the skeleton of the article. Only when the structure is arranged can the article be complete and orderly. The structure of an argumentative paper generally includes three parts: introduction (asking questions), theory (analyzing problems) and conclusion (solving problems). Introduction is the beginning of the article, which is used to put forward the argument of the article or point out the problems (topics) to be discussed in the article. This theory is the main body of the article, mainly using arguments to prove the argument. A conclusion is the end of an article, or a conclusion is drawn, or an argument is further emphasized, sometimes used to put forward hopes, demands or solutions to problems.