Writing Handout E-5: Argumentative (Persuasive) Essay Guidelines Structuring a Argumentative (Persuasive) Essay A persuasive essay is simply a writer’s attempt to convince readers of the validity of a particular opinion on a controversial issue. The following steps should help you write a persuasive essay. 1. Carefully select a topic Choose a topic that interests you. An argument does not have to be a burning issue‚ but it must be a debatable topic. It can be anything you feel strongly about
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what you learned from this week’s reading and develop either an argumentative or persuasive essay on a topic you feel passionate about. After completing your essay‚ list and explain the specific strategies you used to plan your essay and why. Whether you chose to write an argumentative or persuasive essay‚ list the items that typically define that type of essay. Also‚ who is your intended audience and why? Creating anything argumentative can take curiosity‚ being bold and standing did what you believe
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America currently obtains more than 500‚000 people living on the streets. Homelessness is a rising issue that is continuing at full speed. Everyday more people are forced to the streets with no other options. The main cause of homelessness is loss of income‚ divorce or breakups in a home‚ and traumatic incidents in a person’s life‚ these factors can push people out onto the streets and damage their mental and physical health. Loss of income in a home can produce multiple problems within a household
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the homeless increase‚ the death rate of them increase as well(hungry and homelessness) Every homeless population is increasing 3.5 million experience homelessness in a year. (hungry and homelessness) most of the
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to day problems we face in America from drug abuse‚ high crime rates‚ and unhealthy eating‚ Poverty is ranked as one of the top problems. In America today there’s more than 46.7 million people living in poverty. One major effect of poverty is homelessness. “According to Homeaid America‚ as many as 3.5 Americans are homeless. Of these‚ more than 1 million children and on any given night‚ more 300‚000 children are homeless”(“Homeaid 4). There are many causes of homelessness: lost of family member‚ domestic
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have a desire to help aid in some way the issue of homelessness in America. A man tells his family-compiled of a wife‚ 2 boys‚ and 1 younger girl- on an early Saturday morning they will be taking a day trip to the beach. His children are ecstatic and he and his wife hurry to get the kids ready to go. Around an hour later his family piles in the car for the short trip to the beach. His kids laugh and joke in the
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Millions of Americans experience homelessness every year but are still outnumbered by abandoned‚ empty‚ and government owned buildings. Instead of keeping them on the streets‚ why doesn’t someone place them in those buildings? If they did‚ America would still have buildings leftover that they can either fix up or move in the homeless from other countries that are in need. America should help the homeless in other countries as well as their own. After they help their own country‚ they should reach
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The question as to “what America is?” attracts different viewpoints. One of the ways to address this question is by taking the positive aspects in regard to the great American nation. America has always remained distinct from the other countries in the world. In America individual liberty is highly regarded and is paramount. This is especially by the rights that the country offers to the American citizens whereby they enjoy more rights probably than in any other country. The country has offered
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Persuasive Speech Outline Template Topic: Homelessness/poverty Purpose: To persuade the audience that Homelessness is a global conflict. Introduction Attention grabber - makes sure audience is listening As today’s people face a world filled with global conflicts‚ disappearing jobs‚ and an increasing poverty in America‚ action is more crucial than ever. We know that hunger and homelessness are increasing epidemics plaguing in the U.S. Thesis (purpose statement) - tells audience what you want
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Writing the Persuasive Essay ------------------------------------------------- Steps 1 – 3 Persuasive writing analyzes the various sides of an issue while arguing a viewpoint. It may serve to clarify your own beliefs as you persuade others to accept a particular perspective. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- The foundation of a persuasive essay is the thesis (often called a claim). The claim is the statement you will attempt
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