Introducing the opposing viewpoints in the introductions can be very effective. However, you must also deal with them after the presentation of the thesis. In other words, they would go after all of the main points that support the thesis, but before the conclusion. Do not confuse your thesis statement by including opposing viewpoints within the thesis statement itself. This will not only contradict your own but it will confuse the reader. Here are two outlines showing the best placement choices for in a literary argument essay. The first is when Counter-Argument is used within a Body Paragraph… Sentence Evidentiary point #1 Reason/Support Reason/Support Evidentiary point #2 Opposing View Counter-Argument Concluding Sentence The second is when Counter-Argument is used as its own body paragraph: Establish the need for dealing with Counter-Argument as it may work against your thesis. Opposing viewpoint #1 Counter-Argument Opposing Viewpoint #2 Counter-Argument Concluding Sentence How should the counter-argument be introduced? It’s important to use clear signals to alert the reader that the paper is about to express a view different from (typically, the opposite of) the thesis. Since the purpose of the whole paper, including the counter-argument, is to support the thesis, these signals are crucial. Without them the paper appears incoherent and contradictory.
Introducing the opposing viewpoints in the introductions can be very effective. However, you must also deal with them after the presentation of the thesis. In other words, they would go after all of the main points that support the thesis, but before the conclusion. Do not confuse your thesis statement by including opposing viewpoints within the thesis statement itself. This will not only contradict your own but it will confuse the reader. Here are two outlines showing the best placement choices for in a literary argument essay. The first is when Counter-Argument is used within a Body Paragraph… Sentence Evidentiary point #1 Reason/Support Reason/Support Evidentiary point #2 Opposing View Counter-Argument Concluding Sentence The second is when Counter-Argument is used as its own body paragraph: Establish the need for dealing with Counter-Argument as it may work against your thesis. Opposing viewpoint #1 Counter-Argument Opposing Viewpoint #2 Counter-Argument Concluding Sentence How should the counter-argument be introduced? It’s important to use clear signals to alert the reader that the paper is about to express a view different from (typically, the opposite of) the thesis. Since the purpose of the whole paper, including the counter-argument, is to support the thesis, these signals are crucial. Without them the paper appears incoherent and contradictory.
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