How to find the central argument of the article? There are roughly four methods:

First, look at the topic, some article arguments will be directly revealed in the topic, and some are not clearly put forward, but they can also be summarized and inferred by combining the topic and content;

Second, look at the beginning of the article, cut to the chase, point out the topic at the beginning and put forward the argument;

Third, look at the end, some articles will reveal the central argument at the end, and usually there will be some iconic words, such as "must" and "in short";

The fourth is to look at the sentences that directly express opinions, that is, the sentences that directly express opinions in the article. Some articles have hidden arguments that need to be determined by combining the above four methods.

Analyze and supplement arguments

To analyze argumentative questions, we must first make clear which arguments are used in the sentence, and then relate to the role of argument analysis. Common arguments in argumentative essays are divided into factual arguments and rational arguments. Factual arguments include examples, historical facts, statistical data, etc. And rational argumentation includes verified truths, famous sayings, proverbs and the principles, laws and formulas of natural science.

The answer format is generally: this is the argument of XX, which plays a role in demonstrating XX (or leading to the argument) in the text.

Make up the essay topic, analyze what arguments to add when examining the topic, and highlight the arguments of the article when making up the topic, so as to be accurate, true and concise. For example, when writing a rational argument, the argument should be consistent with the argument, the famous aphorism written should be authoritative, and the meaning expressed should be consistent with the argument.