Defining Concept Through Contextualized Writing

• Position Paper


  • Point of view paper
  • Defends an argument about an issue
  • Persuades the readers that the argument is valid
  • An arguable position about an issue
• Argument/Position/Thesis


  Assertion that support a conclusion
• Bias/Opinion


  • Mental inclination
  • Personal beliefs
  • Examples
  • Analogies
  • Common knowledge
  • Personal experiences
• Fact


  • Proven true through objective evidence
  • Facts and statistics
  • Authority
  • Casual relationship
  • Evidence
  • Spoken or written testimony
• Argumentation


  • Claim
  • Argument
  • Counterargument
• Elements of a position paper

  • Brief introduction to your country and its history concerning the topic and committee
  • Position of your country
  • Effects of other countries position to your country
  • Effects to your country
  • Country's policies
  • Most relevant quote from the leader of your country
  • Statistics to validate your country's position
  • Action taken
  • Convention and resolutions
  • Actions of the organization
  • Belief of your country
  • Accomplishments in the committee's resolution
• Tips on writing good position paper

  • Keep it simple
  • Get organized
  • Cite Sources
  • Let the bullets fly
  • Create bulleted list of facts and statistics
• What to do


  • Keep it simple
  • Get organized
  • Cite Sources
  • Let the bullets fly
  • Create bulleted list of facts and statistics
• What not to do

  • No flowery wording
  • No logical arrangement of evidences
  • No citation
  • Not lost in a sea of information
  • No factual evidences