One of the purposes of argumentative essay investigation is to ask students to learn to perceive the opinions and propositions that the author wants to clarify as a whole, that is, to grasp the central argument of the article. Firstly, this topic focuses on how to grasp the arguments and argumentation methods and explore the relationship between them. There are two main forms of central argument-indicative central argument and inclusive central argument.

Reading argumentative essays must also grasp the arguments and arguments of the article, so this topic will introduce how to grasp the arguments and argumentation methods, and explore the relationship between them.

2. How to accurately grasp the argument

(A) when looking for arguments to pay attention to the problem

1. What is the argument of the argumentative paper? Can an article have multiple arguments?

The argument of an argumentative paper is the author's views and opinions on the issues to be discussed. A simple argumentative essay or a paragraph of argumentative essay usually has only one argument. When there are several arguments in an argumentative paper, there must be one, and only one dominant central argument can dominate the whole paper. The central argument is the main viewpoint and proposition to be expressed in an argumentative paper. Other arguments (generally called sub-arguments) serve it.

2. What problems should we pay attention to when finding arguments?

Be careful not to confuse "topic" (the content of discussion) with "central argument" (or argument). "Thesis" is the problem that the author wants to discuss, and "argument" is the author's views and opinions on the discussed problem (what to prove). These two points are different.

For example, thinking and doing are a topic, not an argument. What is the author's view on the question of "thinking and doing"? "Do, want to rely on guidance; Think about it, you have to prove it with your actions. Thinking and doing are closely linked. " This is the argument of this argumentative paper and what the author wants to prove.