Steps for Structured Argumentation
Steps for Structured Argumentation
Steps to follow Simple plan / advocacy (for) Simple plan / indictment (against)
To what extent...?
In what...?
Can we say that... ?
Should we... ?
What explains that... ?
Note: In case you find it difficult to use the above expressions, use the question
next :
So, which of the two opinions is more convincing?
Which of the two viewpoints seems the most reasonable?
1) Present your thesis: (express your 1) Presenting one's thesis: (to express
accord) his disagreement
- I totally disagree with the idea that
Personally, I am convinced that ... …
From my point of view, it is essential to ... - I do not agree that ...
- I am totally opposed to the idea that ...
I am deeply committed to the idea that ... - I firmly reject the idea that...
- I disagree that
Development It is my opinion that ...
……
I am deeply attached to the idea that ... - In my opinion, it seems absurd to me to
consider that .....
There is no doubt that ... - Personally, I don't think that
It is clear that ... ………
Finally
........................, car .......................... Let us take the example of ....................
- In conclusion, we can affirm that (reiterate your thesis) ……… These conclusions
open the way to new perspectives......
- At the end of this analysis, it appears that (restate its thesis) ... There still remains ...
Conclusion many questions to explore...
- In summary, the arguments we have developed allow us to conclude that...
- It follows from the above that...
- In summary, it should be emphasized that…..