Argumentative essays are not about forcing readers to agree with your perspective; they are about convincing readers that your perspective is valid. To do this well, authors incorporate ethos, pathos, and logos(author credibility, emotion, and logic). Besides your own thoughts/experiences, what facts can you include to prove your point? What sources can you include to enhance and enlighten ideas and questions about a topic that you may already have? OPTION 1: Searching for causes. What makes something happen? Is this one of many causes, or a cause that most people aren’t aware of? What should readers do or think after processing what they learned from your essay. OPTION 2: Evaluating. This involves defining what it means to be x or y, then seeing how something specific measures up. what does this evaluation mean? Who is affected, and why does it matter?
