Write an argumentation essay on a debatable topic that interests you. Use the tips in this chapter and the student model shown later on as a guide. Avoid logical fallacies: read carefully pages 315323, which define and explain the most familiar forms of fallacious reasoning. Balance your appeals among logic, emotion, and ethics; examine the charts on pages 321322.

1. Introduction paragraph with a thesis statement (which we just talked about)
2. New paragraph that starts with a topic sentence presenting Argumentative Point #1
-Support Point #1 with evidence
-Explain/interpret the evidence with your own, original commentary (AKA, the fun part!)
3. New paragraph that starts with a topic sentence presenting Argumentative Point #2
-Support Point #2 with evidence
-Explain/interpret the evidence with your own, original commentary
4. New paragraph that starts with a topic sentence presenting Argumentative Point #3
-Support Point #3 with evidence
-Explain/interpret the evidence with your own, original commentary
5. Concluding paragraph