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Argumentation Format - Term Papers

Argumentation Format

Premise: A citizen’s group is lobbying for a local ordinance that would authorize government funding for parochial schools in your community. Since you have also recently studied the constitutional doctrine of separation of church and state in your American government class, you know you could argue fairly and strongly against the position taken by this group.

An informal outline of your essay might look like this:

Issue introduced: Should public tax revenues be spent on aid to parochial schools?

Thesis statement: Despite the pleas of citizen groups like Parochial School Parents
United, using tax dollars to support church-affiliated schools
violates the U.S. ...

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many children who would otherwise have to be educated in public
schools at taxpayers’ expense.

Conclusion: Restate the thesis; end with a strong closing statement.

Borrowed from Kirszner and Mandell’s Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide, Tenth ...

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Added: 4/4/2011 10:25:09 AM
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