Inside of Discourse organizer (The Argument)

An argument is an attempt to persuade someone of something. It has to do with the author’s intention in a paragraph, by giving reasons for accepting a particular conclusion.

How can we recognize them?

It’s pretty easy recognize the argument if we know the strategies.  

The strategies to identify the argument:

1.        Elimination:

It’s about omitting unnecessary and irrelevant information of the text. This Technique allows getting to the essence of a text and the specific argument.

2.       Substitution:

This technique allows you paraphrase and reformulate a specific argument in every paragraph. It’s mean that we can find and explain the author’s intention through this strategy.

3.       Key words: 

      We can use the most important information in a text. This Technique allows simplify the text and obtain the specific argument. 

Source: English IV book