sophia's issue and argument template

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Argument

开头：

In this article the author contend/conclude/assert that…,The author’s line of reasoning is that...

Two main evidences/arguments are given for this claim: first, the author argues that…; The second argument supposes that .../ The author cites...as an example in support of this recommendation However, the author’s line of reasoning is questionable for several reasons./Unfortunately, this argument is unconvincing for several reasons/ However, this argument is untenable for several reasons.
                

 

At first glance, the author's argument appears to be somewhat convincing, but further reflection reveals that it omits some important concerns that should be addressed to substantiate the argument.

At first glance, the author’s argument appears to be somewhat convincing, but after closely examining the author’s logic and reasoning, we find that it omits some important concerns that should be addressed to substantiate the argument.

 

第一段：
                Firstly ,The author commits a fallacy of causal oversimplification. The line of the reasoning is that because A occurred before B, the former event is responsible for the latter However, this evidence is insufficient to establish the causal claim in question./However, A does not necessarily guarantee B Many other factors could bring about the same result. For example,

 

However, the author of this article ignores/fail to consider other factors such as…/Other factors other than the 。。。that may contribute to。。。

 

第二段：
                secondly, it is unreasonable to assume that... / the claim relies on a couple of unwarranted/questionable assumptions./ The author falsely depends on gratuitous assumption that....

 

第三段：thirdly, even if ,  it is still too imprudent to conclude that…

第四段：Last but not least，
                …

1.
            The argument is based on a false analogy between ..and…

2.The statistic evidence on which the argument relies is too vague to be believable. /The poll cited by the author is too vague to be informative.

Therefore the proposal of ...is groundless.

3. The author commits the fallacy of “all things are equal”. The fact that happened two years ago is not a sound evidence to draw a conclusion that.... The author assumes without justification that

 

结尾

 

In conclusion, this author fails to provide adequate
            justification to establish the claim that ….because the evidence cited in the analysis does not lend strong support to /…because the reasoning does not constitute a logical argument in favor of the recommendation. . To better assess the argument/, we need additional detailed information about...so that we can establish the conclusion whether.... /To strengthen the argument/ to solidify the conclusion, the author would have to provide evidence to prove that...
                

Only with more convincing evidence could this argument become more than just an emotional appeal.

 

 

ISSUE

开头：

The speaker asserts/claims/ advocate that …however, I find the author's claim to be dubious./I quite agree with the author’s idea.

 

At first glance, the author's argument appears to be somewhat convincing, but further reflection reveals that it omits some important concerns that should be addressed to substantiate the argument.

 

第一段：

First, it is arbitrary for the arguer to assert that.. In my opinion,…

A good example may be found in the case that.... Under this circumstance/therefore, it is obvious that....
第二段：

In addition, there is another reason for me to choose the former statement…. a case in point is that....
第三段：
Admittedly, there is no denying that./ The author may argue that.. …/ Granted that----------- Still, , A case in point is—

结尾
Consequently, I advocate that..., because: (1) ...; (2) ....