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For & Against Essay


Argumentative Debate


Topic

Should we allow mobiles phones at school?


Brainstorming

      Jot down ideas to fill in the table below

Allowing mobile phones at school

Arguments forArguments against


Reflection

            What if I can't decide about the side or position to take in connection to such a thorny issue? What if the topic has strong advantages and disadvantages enough that I cannot say which is to be adopted and defended? What if I decide to be neutral about a topic like this one whose arguments for are as convincing as its arguments against? In this case I have to treat the two on equal footing and conclude that it is quite hard to make a decision about which side to take because both arguments are defensible.


Linking words

One advantage, Another advantage, Firstly, Finally, Another positive side, In addition, Moreover, Additionally,
On the other hand, Secondly, Another disadvantage, Another drawback, More importantly,
To sum up, To conclude, In conclusion, All things considered, All in all, in brief, personally, I think, to my mind, as I see it, etc


Layout

  1. Paragraph 1: Thesis statement introducing the topic
  2. Paragraph 2: Providing Arguments for
  3. Paragraph 3: Providing Argument against
  4. Paragraph 4: Conclusion.

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