{"id":18503,"date":"2023-05-03T19:32:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-book-is-called-weisman-alan-countdown-our-last-best-hope-for-a-future-on-earth\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T19:32:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:32:52","slug":"the-book-is-called-weisman-alan-countdown-our-last-best-hope-for-a-future-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-book-is-called-weisman-alan-countdown-our-last-best-hope-for-a-future-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"The book is called Weisman, Alan, Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>General Steps to the Argument Essay<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>#1 Introduce a sharply focused thesis (for a 1,500-word investigation) clearly states what specific point you will argue. Remember, a properly focused thesis clarifies that your discussion will require a thorough investigation of your subject.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>#2 List ALL counterpoints in paragraph two so readers are aware you will be addressing primary disagreements that they might have with your argument.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>#3 Reintroduce each counterpoint, clarify each counterpoint, and then refute each counterpoint. Remember, in order to refute opposing viewpoints, you must first acknowledge that you understand opposing viewpoints; therefore, you must research\/source opposing counterpoints to prove that you understand why some people resist your argument. Such research illustrates your critical thinking skills. &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>#4 Add \u201cnew ideas\u201d if you need them. To assist your argument, you might have details that weren\u2019t applicable while you were refuting the counterpoints. If so, introduce as many paragraphs of \u201cnew ideas\u201d as necessary after refuting all the counterpoints. If you don\u2019t have \u201cnew ideas\u201d pertinent to your argument (details required to be successful for your argument), don\u2019t add any \u201cnew ideas.\u201d.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Steps to the Argument Essay &nbsp; #1 Introduce a sharply focused thesis (for a 1,500-word investigation) clearly states what specific point you will argue. Remember, a properly focused thesis clarifies that your discussion will require a thorough investigation of your subject. &nbsp; #2 List ALL counterpoints in paragraph two so readers are aware you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[186],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/18503"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/18503\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=18503"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=18503"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=18503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}