6.3.8
Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Argue - Example
Writing to Argue - Example
Writing to Argue - Example
Here is an example of argumentative writing. How does the writer use language in this example to argue that the Daily Mail is the best website in the world?
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The Daily Mail is the greatest website in the world. Whilst it is true that the Daily Mail doesn't cover much news and only takes photographs of celebrities without their consent, time never passes as quickly on other websites.
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The Daily Mail website covers a range of informative content related to celebrities' activities, the latest Football transfer rumours, and even some news. Furthermore, people like following celebrities on Twitter, watching YouTubers on YouTube and seeing what people do on Instagram. Often, the Daily Mail takes content straight from celebrities' feeds and reposts it in an article format. This means that people are guaranteed to like the article and explains why the website is so compelling.
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In the UK last year, according to Amazon's Alexa rankings, www.dailymail.co.uk was the 28th most popular website - surely I can't be the only one addicted to the Daily Mail's website?
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However, one of the biggest arguments against the Daily Mail's website is the feeling it creates after spending a long time reading its articles. Often, the time has passed very quickly and one feels guilty wasting one's time reading a load of rubbish. Furthermore, the comments section, although entertaining, generally contains a high ratio of mean comments to pleasant ones. This can teach people the wrong approach to life, especially given the Daily Mail is a newspaper, which is supposed to be informative.
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Although a lot of the Daily Mail's content doesn't teach people anything, wastes a lot of my time, and invades people's privacy, it covers content that it knows people enjoy reading and looking at. It is the greatest website in the world.
1Key Terms
2Language Techniques
2.1Language Devices
3Paper 1: Reading
3.1Paper 1: Reading - Section A
3.1.1Paper 1: Reading - Overview - Section A
3.1.2Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 1
3.1.3Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 2
3.1.4Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Reading
3.1.5Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 3
3.1.6Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 4
3.1.7End of Topic Test - Section A
3.1.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Reading
3.1.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q1
3.1.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q2
3.1.11Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q3
3.1.12Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q4 1
3.1.13Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q4 2
4Paper 1: Writing
4.1Paper 1: Writing - Structuring Your Answer
4.1.1Paper 1: Writing - Overview - Section B
4.1.2Paper 1: Writing - Descriptive Writing
4.1.3Paper 1: Writing - Narrative Writing
4.1.4Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B (option 1)
4.1.5Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B (option 2)
4.1.6Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B - Checklist
4.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Section
4.1.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Writing
4.1.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q5 1
4.1.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q5 2
5Paper 2: Reading
5.1Paper 2: Reading - DAFORESTER
5.1.1Paper 2: Reading - Direct Address
5.1.2Paper 2: Reading - Alliteration
5.1.3Paper 2: Reading - Facts
5.1.4Paper 2: Reading - Opinions
5.1.5Paper 2: Reading - Repetition
5.1.6Paper 2: Reading - Exaggeration (Hyperbole)
5.1.7Paper 2: Reading - Statistics
5.1.8Paper 2: Reading - Triples (Rule of 3)
5.1.9Paper 2: Reading - Emotive Language
5.1.10Paper 2: Reading - Rhetorical Questions
5.1.11End of Topic Test - DAFORESTER
5.2Paper 2: Reading - Structuring Your Answer
5.2.1Paper 2: Reading - Overview - Section A
5.2.2Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 1
5.2.3Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 2
5.2.4Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 3
5.2.5Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Reading
5.2.6Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 4
5.2.7End of Topic Test - Section A
5.2.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Reading
5.2.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q1
5.2.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q2 1
5.2.11Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q2 2
5.2.12Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q4
6Paper 2: Writing
6.1Paper 2: Writing - Structuring Your Answer
6.2Types of Writing
6.2.1Paper 2: Writing - Article
6.2.2Paper 2: Writing - Essay
6.2.3Paper 2: Writing - Leaflet
6.2.4Paper 2: Writing - Letter
6.2.5Paper 2: Writing - Speech
6.2.6Paper 2: Writing - Review
6.2.7Paper 2: Writing - Travel Writing
6.2.8Paper 2: Writing - Diaries & Journals
6.2.9End of Topic Test - Types of Writing
6.3Writing to...
6.3.1Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Inform
6.3.2Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Inform - Example
6.3.3Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Explain
6.3.4Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Explain - Example
6.3.5Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade
6.3.6Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade - Example
6.3.7Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Argue
6.3.8Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Argue - Example
6.3.9Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade vs Writing
6.3.10Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Advise
6.3.11Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Advise - Example
6.3.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
6.3.13Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Writing
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1Key Terms
2Language Techniques
2.1Language Devices
3Paper 1: Reading
3.1Paper 1: Reading - Section A
3.1.1Paper 1: Reading - Overview - Section A
3.1.2Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 1
3.1.3Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 2
3.1.4Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Reading
3.1.5Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 3
3.1.6Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 4
3.1.7End of Topic Test - Section A
3.1.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Reading
3.1.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q1
3.1.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q2
3.1.11Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q3
3.1.12Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q4 1
3.1.13Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q4 2
4Paper 1: Writing
4.1Paper 1: Writing - Structuring Your Answer
4.1.1Paper 1: Writing - Overview - Section B
4.1.2Paper 1: Writing - Descriptive Writing
4.1.3Paper 1: Writing - Narrative Writing
4.1.4Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B (option 1)
4.1.5Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B (option 2)
4.1.6Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B - Checklist
4.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Section
4.1.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Writing
4.1.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q5 1
4.1.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q5 2
5Paper 2: Reading
5.1Paper 2: Reading - DAFORESTER
5.1.1Paper 2: Reading - Direct Address
5.1.2Paper 2: Reading - Alliteration
5.1.3Paper 2: Reading - Facts
5.1.4Paper 2: Reading - Opinions
5.1.5Paper 2: Reading - Repetition
5.1.6Paper 2: Reading - Exaggeration (Hyperbole)
5.1.7Paper 2: Reading - Statistics
5.1.8Paper 2: Reading - Triples (Rule of 3)
5.1.9Paper 2: Reading - Emotive Language
5.1.10Paper 2: Reading - Rhetorical Questions
5.1.11End of Topic Test - DAFORESTER
5.2Paper 2: Reading - Structuring Your Answer
5.2.1Paper 2: Reading - Overview - Section A
5.2.2Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 1
5.2.3Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 2
5.2.4Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 3
5.2.5Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Reading
5.2.6Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 4
5.2.7End of Topic Test - Section A
5.2.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Reading
5.2.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q1
5.2.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q2 1
5.2.11Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q2 2
5.2.12Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q4
6Paper 2: Writing
6.1Paper 2: Writing - Structuring Your Answer
6.2Types of Writing
6.2.1Paper 2: Writing - Article
6.2.2Paper 2: Writing - Essay
6.2.3Paper 2: Writing - Leaflet
6.2.4Paper 2: Writing - Letter
6.2.5Paper 2: Writing - Speech
6.2.6Paper 2: Writing - Review
6.2.7Paper 2: Writing - Travel Writing
6.2.8Paper 2: Writing - Diaries & Journals
6.2.9End of Topic Test - Types of Writing
6.3Writing to...
6.3.1Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Inform
6.3.2Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Inform - Example
6.3.3Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Explain
6.3.4Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Explain - Example
6.3.5Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade
6.3.6Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade - Example
6.3.7Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Argue
6.3.8Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Argue - Example
6.3.9Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade vs Writing
6.3.10Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Advise
6.3.11Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Advise - Example
6.3.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
6.3.13Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Writing
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