POSITION PAPER

this is devoted to the discussion of one side of an issue

position paper

this refers to a presentation of a stand on a significant issue in the society

position paper

position paper convinces the readers to believe on the stand

true

position paper presents credible and evidences to support the stand

true

this is a process in writing a position paper we're outlining writing claims and evidences is located

pre-writing process

in pre-writing, in outline what are the essential parts of a position paper

topic

issue

argument thesis

claim

topic sentence

evidence

this is a part of a position paper and it refers to the general idea of the paper

topic

a part of a position paper that refers to the central concept related to the topic

issue

it is a part of a position paper which refers to the stand

argument thesis

is a part of position paper which refers to the specific reasons of the stand

claim

it is a part of a position paper which refers to the statement related to the claim

topic sentence

an essential part of a position paper which refers to the concrete proofs to prove a distance

evidence

characteristics of a good topic

broad or general

can be explored

with a degree of importance

not sensitive

not related to religious teachings

characteristics of a good issue

closely related to the topic

stated in a question answerable by yes and no

has two sides or debatable

characteristic of an argumentative thesis

should indirectly present the stand

it should be an general idea

it should be a complete sentence

stand: in favor or against

pro or anti

these are the phrases that support the author stand and it is written based on the argumentative thesis

claims

characteristic of a good claims

related to the argument thesis

stated in a phrase

this refers to the sentence explaining the claim

topic sentence

what are the characteristics of a good topic sentence

related to the claim should be a complete sentence

these are the proofs that strengthen one's claims this could be from surveys library research and experiments from informant interviews and could also be from experts

evidence

what is the process in actual writing a position paper

structure

title (it must be catchy)

introduction (present the background of the issue and argumentative thesis)

body-each paragraph must contain only one claim plus evidences

conclusion-summary of the claims

bibliography- in apa citation

post writing a position paper process

evaluate

content -evaluate how strong the points are

organization-check if there is only one claim per paragraph

language use vocabulary - all words must be accepted in academic writing

editing

grammar and mechanics

publishing

club publish in the journal under documentary or in newspapers under the documentary part are the editorial section