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Argumentative Paragraphs Made Easy

Rosmery Ribera Ferrier

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What is an academic paragraph?

A group of sentences, within a larger text, that “talk” about ONE idea.

After reading an argumentative paragraph, the reader should understand your idea and why you think it is true.

It must explain the idea and show evidencethat support the explanations.

Paragraph

Unity

Cohesion

Coherence

A Well Organized Paragraph

BrainstormLiving in a big city

A) Education (What) Learning, Knowledge

*Universities, schools, institutes (FACT)

B) Entertaiment (Where) Fun, free time

Movie theaters, malls, paintball (EXAMPLE)

C) People (Who) Human beings, Individuals

Artists, writers, professionals(STATISTIC)

CohesionConjunctions-Connectors

TopicSentence

ClosingSentence

-Without any doubt in my mind-To my mind,-I assert that-I stronglybelieve that

- Therefore,In summary,In conclusión,Thus,As a result,To sum up,

Living in a big city• I sustain that there are several

reasons why I like living in a big city, like a great education system, plenty of entertainment, and the chance to meet interesting people.

Body Connectors


Explanation Sentence 1



-First of all,-On the firstline,-To begin with,-Firstly, -To start off

- To continue,-Moreover,-Besides,-In addition,-Secondly,

- Furthermore,-What’s more,-Last,-Last but notleast,


Evidence Connectors

Personal Example

Fact Statistic

- To illustrate,-For example,-For instance,-In my experience

-It is a fact thatx-Everyone knows thatx-It is common knowledge thatx

-According to______,-______ mentions thatx-As reported by ______,

Living in a big cityOn the First line, people who live in

big cities can choose where to study according to their convenience since they have many options. It is a fact that big cities have many schools, universities, and institutes. To continue,………

Example paragraph

• I assert that parents are the best teachers because they are our first educators, they teach us values, and they are our role models.

“Parents are the bestteachers”

-Topic sentence-

Unity“Parents are the best

teachers”

Evidence

Explanation

Reasons 3. Role models

2. Right from wrong

2. Be respectful

Fact

2. Teach values

1. Firstteachers

3. Inspire us1. Learn the

basics

3. Work hardSTATISTIC

1. eat, talk, walk

EXAMPLE

• Reason 1 ”they are our first teachers”

• First of all, our progenitors teachus the basics. For instance, I learned how to eat, talk, walk thanksto my parents.

Explanation 1 Evidence 1

Reason 1

• Reason 2 “they teach us values”

• Moreover, being respectful is something parents emphasize on when raising their children. It is a fact that people are respected when they were taught to say hello, thank you.

Reason 2


• Reason 3 “they are our role models”

• Furthermore, People who have children inspire them to follow their example. According to parents.com, almost eighty percent of successful people have hard working parents.

Reason 3


Any Questions?

Write an Argumentative Paragraph

Topic: “SOCCER IS THE BEST SPORT”

First, write a Topic Sentence.

Next, categorize the ideas in explanations and evidence, and the

evidence in fact, example and statistic.

Finally, write a Closing Sentence.Use the appropriate connectors.

Unity“Soccer is the best

sport”

Evidence

Explanation

Reasons

“Soccer is thebest sport”

Evidence

Explanation

Reasons 3.

2.

2.

2.

1.

3. 1.

3.1.

“Soccer is thebest sport”

Evidence

Explanation

Reasons 3. Share withfriends

2. Alwaysrunning

2. will be fit*Example

2. Exercise

1.Entertaining

3. strengthen friendship

1. Playing isfun

3. cope with solitude

*Statistic

1. score a goal *Fact

“Soccer is the best sport”

I assert that soccer is the best sport because it entertains you, you exercise, and you spend time with your friends. To begin, soccer allows you to feel excited. It is a fact that players feel really good after they score a goal. Moreover, you are always running on the field. For instance, my friend Messi will always be fit. Last but not least, sharing exciting moments strengthens friendship ties. As reported by Sports magazine, a lot of people practice sports just because it helps them cope with solitude. Therefore, soccer is without any doubt in my mind the best sport because it is fun, you work out and you share exciting moments with friends. So, what are you waiting for? Go and play this great sport.

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