A persuasive paper uses evidence to convince others on a subject or particular point of view. The audience is generally people who are “on the fence” about the issue and therefore will benefit from gaining more information on the topic. This method can support any number of items to provide supportive details as it will be the supporting points that form the paragraphs.
1. Introduction
a. Thesis Statement
i. Argument 1
ii. Argument 2
iii. Argument 3
iv. Etc.
2. Argument 1
a. Evidence 1
b. Evidence 2
c. etc.
2. Argument 2
a. Evidence 1
b. Evidence 2
c. etc.
4. Argument 3...4...5...etc.
a. Evidence 1
b. Evidence 2
c. etc.
5. Conclusion
a. Restate Thesis
b. Summarize how you proved your argument
1. Introduction
a. Thesis Statement
i. Poverty is more likely to result in poor nutrition as evidenced by the price of healthy food, the amount of time fresh food takes to prepare, and the proximity of low incoming housing to food deserts.
2. Healthy Food Price
a. $5.00 cheeseburger meal vs. $8.00 salad.
b. etc.
3. Time
a. 1 hour of prep time during a 14 hour work day.
b. etc
4. Food Deserts
a. Fast food restaurants everywhere with no grocery store in sight.
b. etc.
5. Conclusion
a. Restate Thesis
b. Summarize how you proved your argument