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Your plan should state how you're going to prove your argument, including the evidence you're going to use. Structure your plan around the different parts of an essay. To do this:
CONCESSION: Like the strawman, the concession technique presents the opposing viewpoint, but it does not proceed to demolish the opposition. Instead, it concedes that the opposition has a valid point but that, even so, the positive argument is the stronger one. This method is particularly valuable when you know your reader holds the opposing view.
Before you begin writing, brainstorm to find similarities and differences between your subjects. Subject Similarities Differences Apples & Oranges Both are tree fruits, grown commercially in large orchards Oranges tropical, apples temperate Apple juice and orange juice Apple juice has no pulp. Orange juice has pulp. Sauce Pulp and peeling from oranges is used in sauce. Applesauce contains only the pulp of the pared apple. Use your essay introduction to introduce both subjects and present the points you intend to make.
Before you begin writing, brainstorm to find similarities and differences between your subjects. Subject Similarities Differences Apples & Oranges Both are tree fruits, grown commercially in large orchards Oranges tropical, apples temperate Apple juice and orange juice Apple juice has no pulp. Orange juice has pulp. Sauce Pulp and peeling from oranges is used in sauce. Applesauce contains only the pulp of the pared apple. Use your essay introduction to introduce both subjects and present the points you intend to make.
CONCESSION: Like the strawman, the concession technique presents the opposing viewpoint, but it does not proceed to demolish the opposition. Instead, it concedes that the opposition has a valid point but that, even so, the positive argument is the stronger one. This method is particularly valuable when you know your reader holds the opposing view.
Before you begin writing, brainstorm to find similarities and differences between your subjects. Subject Similarities Differences Apples & Oranges Both are tree fruits, grown commercially in large orchards Oranges tropical, apples temperate Apple juice and orange juice Apple juice has no pulp. Orange juice has pulp. Sauce Pulp and peeling from oranges is used in sauce. Applesauce contains only the pulp of the pared apple. Use your essay introduction to introduce both subjects and present the points you intend to make.
CONCESSION: Like the strawman, the concession technique presents the opposing viewpoint, but it does not proceed to demolish the opposition. Instead, it concedes that the opposition has a valid point but that, even so, the positive argument is the stronger one. This method is particularly valuable when you know your reader holds the opposing view.