In today’s lecture I shall walk you through the process of reading an essay for its argumentative structure. I asked you try to identify the article’s thesis ... author’s conclusion are consistent ...

the introduction should be a summary of the whole essay – later paragraphs should not change the direction of the argument or introduce new and unexpected topics. Here is an example of an ...

There are two basic types of discursive essay. Firstly there are persuasive essays in which you can argue strongly either in favour of or against a given discussion. Alternatively, there are ...