Writing Academic English 4th Edition

PRACTICE 3

Supporting
Arguments

Chapter 9 IArgumentativeEssal's 149

5.Theadvertisingindustryperformsmanypublicservices.

6. Chooseyourowntopic.Thenwritea thesisstatementthatexpressesboth
   sidesoftheissue.

Thinkoftwoorthreesupportingargumentsforeachthesisstatement.Noticethat

twoofthethesisstatementsstateonlythewriter'spointofview,andtwostateboth

sidesoftheargument.Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyouasanexample.

1. Censorshipoftheartsisalwayswrong.
   a. FreedomtoexpressoneselfisafundamentalrightstatedintheU.S. Billof
   Rights.
   b.Publicmoralit:)!isrelative-whatisobjectionableinsomecultur..esis
   acceptableinothers.
   c.Manymasterpieces-books.sculptures.andpaintings-wouldbebanned.


2. Violenceinvideogames,movies,andtelevisionprogramsshouldbe
   censored.
   a.
   b.
   c. _


3. Despitethefactthateducation'sprimaryresponsibilityistotrainminds,
   notbodies,I believethatschoolsshouldrequirestudentstopracticea sport
   atleastonehoureachday.
   a. _

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c. -'-- _

4. Althoughsomepeoplethinkthatcurfewlawswillhelpcontrolteenage
   gangs,theyarewrongforseveralreasons.
   a.
   b.

c.

5.Engagedcouplesshouldberequiredtotakemarriagepreparationclasses

foronefullyearbeforetheirwedding.

a.

b. _

c.

6. Yourowntopic:
   a.
   b.
   c.