ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICA DE CHIMBORAZO

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS
ESCUELA DE BIOQUIMICA Y FARMACIA

ARGUMENTATIVE
PARAGRAPH

LEVEL: THREE
DATE:
15/11/2018
ARGUMENTATIVE PARAGRAPH
DEFINITION
An argument is an
opinion supported by
facts. Writers refer to
opinions as claims and
facts as evidence. The
claim clearly states a
stance on a topic or issue

OBJECTIVE OF THE
ARGUMENTATIVE
PARAGRAPH
Express opinions in order to
persuade a recipient. The
purpose of the author is to
prove or demonstrate an
idea or refute about certain
behaviors or facts
 CHARACT from most
ERISTICS important to least
important.

It aims to convince
or persuade the
It has an reader about a
objective focus. controversial issue.

Reasons or tests At least three reasons

or tests that try to
are placed in prove the hypothesis or
order of thesis are presented.
importance
 STRUCTURE
The argumentative paragraph is
formed by:

 Context, problematic situation,

subject of which one speaks
 Tesis or main idea
 Argument 1
 -Argument 2
 -Argument 3 - ... ... ...
 Closure and Conclusion

Sometimes this structure may

appear inverted, presenting in the
first place the arguments to finish
with the thesis that is defended
 USEFUL TRANSITIONAL WORDS AND
PHRASES

or giving reasons first, second, third, another, next, last,

finally, because, since, for

r counter-argument but, however, of course, nevertheless,

although, despite

For concluding therefore, as a result, in conclusion, thus

ARGUMENTS
RATIONAL ARGUMENTS:
IN FACT
They are based on ideas and
They are based on verifiable
truths accepted by society as
evidence.
a whole.

ARGUMENTS OF ALGUMENTS OF AUTHORITY:

EXEMPLIFICATION They are based on the
They are based on concrete opinion of a person of
examples recognized prestige.

the arguments used can be ARGUMENTS THAT APPEAL TO

of different types : FEELINGS
With these arguments are
EXAMPLES