writing a position paper

• position paper - is an essay that presents an arguable opinion about an issue
• a position papers goal is to convince the audience that your opinion is valid and worth listening to
• position papers include a well defined, controversial issue, a clear position on the issue, convincing argument, and a reasonable tone
• in writing a position paper there must be a included bibliography of the sources that were cited or consulted in writing the paper
• the "hook" is the first sentence of the essay's introduction
• a hook should be clear, concise, and catchy that will spark your reader's curiosity
• the concluding sentence restates the big idea of the topic sentence using different words or a different order
• in defending your stance you must provide supporting evidences
• factual knowledge - information that is verifiable and agreed upon by almost everyon
• statistical inferences - interpretation and examples of an accumulated facts
• informed opinion - opinion developed through research and/or expertise of the claim
• personal testimony - personal experience related by a knowledgeable person
• counterclaim - is the opposite of a claim
• counterclaims are so also provable and supportable by reasons and evidences
• before writing a position paper you must choose an issue that is debatable, current, and relevant
• what is that u should cite?

  valid and reliable sources
• use active voice as much as possible to achieve a dynamic and firm tone
• passive voice - the subject receives the action
• active voice - the subject is the doer of the action