Essay Writing

Argumentative Essays
 Question Format
• What is your opinion?
• What do you believe? Your opinion
• To what extent (how much) do you agree or (writer) must
be clearly
disagree? stated
• Do you agree or disagree? thourghout the
essay
• Is this a positive or negative development/ trend?
• Do its advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
ESSAY Format
• Introduce the topic (Paraphrase the topic)
INTRODUCTION • State your opinion

BODY 1

BODY 2
• A signal of conclusion: In conclusion, In
short, In summary, To summarize, …
• Restate your opinion
CONCLUSION • Further opinions based on what you described
in the body paragraphs (optional)
Leaders and directors in an organisation are normally older people. Some people
think younger leader would be better. Do you agree or disagree?
PRESENTING OPINION IN ARUGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

à THERE ARE TWO WAYS FOR PRESENTING YOUR OPINION

ü State arguments for THE SIDE you support

ü State arguments for TWO SIDES
 ESSAY BODY STRUCTURE
ARGUMENTS FOR THE SIDE ARGUMENTS FOR TWO SIDES
YOU SUPPORT

SUPPORTING IDEA 1 SUPPORTING IDEAS FOR

AGREEMENT
SUPPORTING IDEA 2

SUPPORTING IDEAS FOR

SUPPORTING IDEA 3 DISAGREEMENT
 TOTALLY SUPPORTING ONE SIDE
Body Paragraph 1
To begin with, it is usually difficult for the young to compete with the old in
terms of experience. Those who have gained adequate experience can more
effectively manage to lead the individuals of an organization than those who do
not. The reason for this is that business matters often require the people in
charge to have not only the knowledge of coping with problematic situations
but also strong nerves to calmly find a feasible solution. As a result, years of
experience in a relevant position tend to make the elderly better candidates
than those who are relatively young and new to the tasks.
 TOTALLY SUPPORTING ONE SIDE
Body Paragraph 2
Another advantage belonging to aged people is that they are likely to
receive more support from the people in an organization. As the time spent
working with the staff of the senior is often longer, they can understand their
colleagues better, achieving more popularity. It is interpersonal communication
skills and approval of other people that can tremendously affect the success of a
leader. Younger members, on the other hand, will need more time to make
contributions over time to prove themselves worthy.
 ARGUMENTS FOR TWO SIDES
Body Paragraph 1
On the one hand, elderly people can be good leaders for some reasons.
Firstly, as old people have worked for many years, they have accumulated
much more work experience compared to younger workers. This might allow
them to make wiser decisions and bring success to the company they work for.
Secondly, older people are often more respected by others. Therefore, they
can have a more powerful voice within the company, and people are more
likely to listen to them. If leaders are young, they might find it hard to influence
other employees.
 ARGUMENTS FOR TWO SIDES
Body Paragraph 2
On the other hand, I believe it will be better if young people take up
important positions. The first reason is that since young individuals tend to be
physically stronger, they can handle big responsibilities and much work. Being a leader
requires people to work with much pressure, and old people are often not capable of
doing that. Additionally, younger people are usually more creative, so they are more
likely to find newer and better improvements which benefit the entire organisation.
For example, a young manager can come up with a new advertising strategy for a
product, which contributes to the increasing sales of the company.