√ Cheating helps students learn.
× Considering its geological position, Turkey has an important geopolitical role in the EU. (facts cannot be arguments)
√ Considering its geopolitical role, we can clearly say that the EU cannot be without Turkey.

•    it should be a topic that can be adequately supported (with statistics, outside source citations, etc.)
× I feel that writing an argumentative essay is definitely a challenging task. (feelings cannot be supported; we cannot persuade other people)

Which of the following are argumentative thesis statements?
Thesis 1:
There are three main reasons why the media manipulate the news.
Thesis 2:
The media should not manipulate the news in any way.
Thesis 3:
It is essential to be media literate for three reasons.
Thesis 4:
It is essential that media literacy be taught in schools.

Thesis 1 is not argumentative. Although the writer has the assumption that the media manipulate the news, the aim of this essay is not to convince the reader on this issue, but to simply list the three reasons for media manipulation. The reader, too, expects to learn the three reasons.
Thesis 2 is acceptable as an argumentative thesis statement because the writer clearly takes a stand in the debate about whether the media should manipulate the news or not. Here, the writer intends to influence the mind of readers rather than to merely inform them.
Thesis 3 is an expository thesis statement although the sentence includes a strong word, “essential”. The use of this word does not make the thesis statement an argumentative one because the aim here is to inform the reader about the three reasons. The reader, here, expects to read a list of the reasons without being forced to take a side. The writer does not hold a stance in an ongoing discussion.
Thesis 4 is clearly an argumentative thesis statement. Firstly, the topic is debatable. Secondly, the writer is clear about where in the discussion he stands. Finally, the purpose of the writer is to affect the readers’ ideas on this issue.
On the whole, while writing argumentative thesis statements, be sure to have a debatable topic, state your claim and stance as strongly as possible and make the reader understand that your aim is to persuade rather than only to inform.

Stage 2: Generating ideas: After formulating your argumentative thesis statement, you need to brainstorm a variety of supporting ideas, counter arguments and ways to refute these opposing views. In supporting your argument, the evidence that you include can be facts, examples, support from authority (testimony), and statistics.

(3) Organization:
 All argumentative essays have PROs and CONs (Ô޳ɷ´¶Ô). Before starting writing, it is imperative to make a list of these ideas and choose the most suitable ones among them for supporting and refuting.
There are three possible organization patterns:   
Pattern 1:
Thesis statement
PRO idea 1
PRO idea 2
CON(s) + Refutation(s)
Conclusion


Example 1:
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More than many other types of essays, descriptive essays strive to create a vivid experience for the reader. Great descriptive essays achieve this effect not through facts and statistics but by using detailed observations and descriptions.
As you get started on your descriptive essay, it’s important for you to identify exactly what you want to describe. Often, a descriptive essay will focus on portraying one of the following:
•    a person
•    a place
•    a memory
•    an experience
•    an object

How should you write your description?
As you write your descriptive essay, remember: showing, not telling. Showing and not telling means that you paint a picture for your reader.
The difference between showing and telling:
Example 1:
(1) I grew tired after dinner.
(2) As I leaned back and rested my head against the top of the chair, my eyelids began to feel heavy, and the edges of the empty plate in front of me blurred with the white tablecloth.
The first sentence tells readers that you grew tired after dinner. The second sentence shows readers that you grew tired. The most effective descriptive essays are loaded with such showing because they enable readers to imagine or experience something for themselves.

Example 2:
(1) The lake stared through the trees, a wide grey eye trapped in a perpetual state of weeping.
(2) There were trees near the lake.
As you write your descriptive essay, the best way to create a vivid experience for your readers is to focus on the five senses.