Definition: the author's views and opinions on the issues discussed (events, phenomena, people, ideas, etc.). )
Form: a complete sentence with a clear statement of the subject.
1. Argumentative essays generally have only one central argument, and some argumentative essays also put forward several sub-arguments around the central argument. Sub-arguments are used to supplement or prove the central argument. As long as we study the relationship between these arguments, we can distinguish between master and slave.
2. How to find the central argument? Argument should be a clear judgment, a complete statement of the author's point of view, and a complete sentence in form. Location can be divided into: article title, article beginning, article end, article middle, and some need to be summarized by readers.
Note: rhetorical questions and figurative sentences cannot be used as arguments.
Argument: it is the material to support the argument and the reason and basis used by the author to prove the argument.
1. factual argument: the role of facts in argumentative writing is very obvious. Analyze the facts, see the truth clearly, and check whether it is consistent with the logic of the article. Representative examples, conclusive data, reliable historical facts, etc.
2. Reasoning and argumentation: Argumentation is always familiar to readers or generally recognized by society. They are the result of abstracting and summarizing a large number of facts.
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Relationship with argument: proof and proven
Arguments and arguments in argumentative essays are organized through argumentation. Argumentation is the process and method of proving an argument with arguments, and it is the logical connection between arguments. Argumentation is to solve "what needs to be proved", argumentation is to solve "what to prove" and argumentation is to solve "how to prove".
The demonstration method is as follows:
1. Demonstration with examples: cite conclusive, sufficient and representative examples to prove the argument;
2. Reasoning and argumentation: use the incisive opinions in the classic works of Marxism-Leninism, epigrams of famous people at home and abroad, and recognized theorem formulas to prove the argument;
3. Comparative argument: compare the positive and negative arguments or arguments, and prove the arguments in comparison;
4. Metaphorical argument: use familiar things as metaphors to prove the argument. In addition, the refutation methods of "spear belt, shield belt attack" and "reduction to absurdity" are often used in refutation. It is often used comprehensively in most argumentative papers.
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Argumentative papers are generally divided into argumentative papers and refuting papers.