Argument Essay Outline

• Introduction Paragraph
  • Background statement - some general information
  • Detailed background statement
  • Thesis - what we are trying to prove
  • Outline
• Supporting Paragraph 1
  • Topic - subject that supports our thesis
  • Example - evidence supporting the topic
  • Discussion - links the example to the topic
  • Conclusion - links the topic to the thesis
• Supporting Paragraph 2
  • Topic
  • Example
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
• Conclusion Paragraph
  • Summary - retelling the supporting topics briefly
  • Restatement of thesis - the thesis in different words
  • Prediction/Recommendation

Introduction paragraph

• Background
  • Today, _
  • As is commonly understood, _
  • It is common today _
• Detailed background
  • This can be seen (mostly in) _
  • This has been seen in _
  • This is nowhere more evident than _
• Thesis
  • It is believed _
  • It is argued _
  • It will be shown _
• Outline
  • This will be proven by analysing _, _
  • This will be shown by taking into account _, _

Supporting paragraph

• Topic
  • Firstly, _
  • Looking first at
• Example
  • For example, _
  • For instance, _
  • Take _, fore instance.
• Discussion
  • This example clearly shows _
  • It is obvious when looking at this example that _
  • This example makes it clear that _
  • When looking at this example, there is no doubt that _
• Conclusion
  • It is obvious that _
  • From this, it can be concluded that _ (this links to that)
  • Thus, there is obvious link between _ and _

Conclusion paragraph

• Summary
  • After analyzing the areas of _ and _
  • Following the analyzing of _ and _
• Restatement of thesis
  • As has been proven, _
  • It has now been shown _
  • As has been shown _
• Prediction / Recommendation
  • It is expected that _
  • It is predicted that _