Gathers Manifestoes and Analyzes the Arguments Used by the Writer/s

 Forming and communicating claims on a certain issue supported by reasonable arguments and
properly-cited factual evidences is a fundamental aspect in an argumentation.
 Gathering manifestoes and analyzing the arguments used by the writers help you organize your
stand on an issue and eventually will help you convince the people to change their mind about
things which many of them are pretty firm about.
Manifesto. This refers to a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it
an individual, group, political party or government.
Argumentative writing. A kind of writing where the students establish a position in a given topic and
then use evidence to persuade the audience to see things from their point of view.
Argument. In academic writing, this is usually a main idea, often called a “claim” or “thesis statement,”
backed up with evidence that supports the idea.
Analyzing an Issue and Developing an Argument
 Once your topic is selected, you should do some research on the subject matter.
 You need to ensure that your position is well supported.
 Listing the pro and con sides of the topic will help you examine your ability to support your
counterclaims, along with a list of supporting evidence for both sides.
Supporting evidence includes the following:
Type of Information Type of Source How to find these sources
introductory information and directories, encyclopedias, Use the Library catalogue
overviews handbooks
in-depth studies books, government reports Library catalogue, Canadian
Research Index, Government
web sites
scholarly articles academic journals Article indexes
current issues newspapers, magazines Article indexes
Statistics government agencies and Statistics Canada, Canadian
associations Research Index, journal articles
position papers and analyses association and institute reports Library catalogue, web sites

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