The argumentative essay has as its main features the presentation of reasoning, the defense of a point of view or the questioning of a certain reality. The author uses arguments, facts, data, which will help to justify the ideas he will develop. The three basic characteristics of a dissertation essay are:
Point of view presentation
Discussion of the arguments
Critical analysis of the text
To elaborate an argumentative essay it is necessary to follow a structure, see below each of its points that link with the beginning, middle and end of the text:
1. Introduction: In the introduction, you should present in a themed paragraph creating a thesis according to your point of view on the subject and what will be the arguments that support this thesis, as in the example: “The habit of taking photos of everything that happens in our lives has become increasingly constant (thesis). On the one hand, it is interesting that we can share everything we experience with others, and we can keep it as records to access our memories (argument 1). On the other hand, many end up detaching themselves from the moment of the facts due to the concern to show others what we should appreciate at the moment (argument 2) ”.
2) Body: In the body of the essay you must present the data and facts that support your thesis through the arguments presented. The ideal is to elaborate between one and two paragraphs, each reserved for one of the arguments presented. So here you will delve deeper into the arguments using the proposal texts as a basis.
3) Conclusion: In the conclusion you should take up the thesis presented succinctly, usually by using conjunctions as therefore, however. At this point, you should draw up an end to your text, so you need to create a proposal for intervention on the topic.
Also, here are other rules you should follow when writing your essay:
write your essay-argumentative text impersonally, that is, in 3rd person, because despite being a text that demonstrates point of view, the 'I' must be distanced to give more credibility to the text, being forbidden the use of expressions such as “In my opinion”, “I think”, “for me”;Be clear and objective, it is not necessary to create a lyrical text with difficult words, as this will hinder trying to convince your reader of your point of view;
be aware of grammar and spelling rules so as not to miss and lose points in writing;Always make a draft so that you can read and proofread your text so that it does not scratch the official sheet.
