Persuasive/Argument PapersPrewriting Strategies for Persuasive/Argument
Papers
As with any writing project, you should take some time to organize
your thoughts. Here are a few prewriting strategies that focus specifically
on writing persuasive/ argument essays.
- Choose a side of the argument that you feel most comfortable
presenting.
- While researching the facts, think of the questions
posed for the assignment or the topics to investigate.
- Analyze
the source of information presented for value and reliability.
- List
the facts and opposing arguments on the topic that are most important
for your audience.
This packet also includes a
prewriting
strategies worksheet.
Using pre-writing activities is a very useful way to organize your
argument,
to state your purpose and to begin analyzing your audience. For information
regarding purpose or audience, the Academic Center has many other
useful handouts available.
Continue to Organization
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