Readers Response: Supporting Arguments
When holding your position in a argument one must obviously have some type of accurate support. Examples, Statistics, and expert opinions are three ways that I would support my argument. Accurate examples can increase the interest of the argument. They also catch the readers attention because they may not have known those specific facts about your position. It is probably a good idea to show how specific examples that you choose are relevant to the position that you are taking on the argument. Statistics are another way of supporting your position on an argument. They are considered to be very convincing, impressive and factual. Obviously you will have to cite where you got the data from, but overall statistics are a very accurate way of displaying your point. Finally, expert opinions are another good way of supporting the main idea of your argument. Although they may not be as factual as statistics they are expert interpretations on actual facts. This type of support is very useful because it contains professional opinions backing up what you also have strong feelings about. This type of support may be very convincing because it brings in a different source who is probably trained and well- educated in the position they are standing by.