How to a persuasive essay structure

00:55for example on the subject of seatbelts

00:58you would have to determine the points

01:00in question and the stance you would

01:02take on those points what are the

01:05positive aspects of wearing a seat belt

01:07what are the negative aspects of wearing

01:09a seat belt

01:10why is your stance more correct than the

01:13opposing stance you must understand an

01:17issue well enough to construct a

01:19persuasive essay to do this you must not

01:22only understand your point of view but

01:24you must also understand the opposite

01:26points of view this is where research

01:29comes into play when you are writing a

01:31persuasive essay you are writing from

01:34the point of view of an expert so you

01:36will have to gain knowledge about this

01:38subject look at the arguments that

01:41others have made about your side of the

01:43issue then look at the arguments of your

01:46opponents the key to a successful

01:49persuasive essay is to counter your

01:51opponents points inside your paper to do

01:54this you will need to know their

01:56arguments as well as you know your own

01:59once you fully understand the issue that

02:02you have chosen you are ready to begin

02:04writing

02:06your introduction paragraphs should

02:08contain your thesis statement in one

02:12well-written sentence you want to let

02:14your audience know your point of view

02:16the thesis statement is the most

02:18important part of your paper everything

02:21else in the paper is based upon it

02:23you must include three main points in

02:26your thesis statement what you are

02:29writing about the subject why you are

02:32writing about it the conflict and what

02:34your position on the issue is the

02:37opinion thesis statements need to be

02:40precise focused and clear-cut your

02:44thesis statement for wearing seat belts

02:46would need to include the subject

02:48universal laws for wearing seat belts

02:50while in Motor Vehicles the conflict

02:54whether it should be a law or a personal

02:56choice and the opinion your belief that

02:59wearing seat belts should be the law for

03:01all drivers and passengers and motor

03:03vehicles let's put these thoughts

03:06together into one thesis statement

03:08wearing seat belts in Motor Vehicles

03:11should be mandated under the law in

03:13order to protect drivers and passengers

03:15as well as the financial liability of

03:17other drivers in the event of an

03:19accident in one sentence the thesis

03:23statement covers everything that you

03:25need to persuade readers in the essay

03:27from this thesis statement readers have

03:30a clear idea about what you are going to

03:33discuss once you have crafted your

03:36thesis statement you should follow up

03:39with at least three sentences in the

03:41introduction paragraph these sentences

03:43should include the key talking points

03:46that you will discuss in the following

03:47body paragraphs going back to the

03:50seatbelt example your research should

03:52uncover your state's laws on wearing a

03:55seatbelt the need for safety while

03:57traveling in a vehicle and perhaps some

04:00crash statistics that illustrate how

04:02seatbelts save lives your body

04:06paragraphs need to reflect the research

04:08that you have done each point you have

04:11made will have its own paragraph of

04:13about five sentences

04:15content and a persuasive essay is

04:18important when writing a persuasive

04:20essay research is a key factor in

04:23creating an argument for example if you

04:26were researching seatbelt laws in the

04:28state of Pennsylvania you may have come

04:31across the PA drivers manual

04:33combine the research you have done on

04:36both sides of the argument to create

04:38your own argument the first body

04:41paragraph in your persuasive essay may

04:43state something like this when a vehicle

04:47is involved in a collision the vehicle

04:49stops but the driver and passengers

04:51inside the vehicle continue to move at

04:54the same speed seatbelts are designed to

04:57keep a person in place and inside the

05:00vehicle even the strongest people cannot

05:03protect themselves from the force of an

05:05accident serious injuries can occur at

05:08only 12 miles per hour while 12 miles

05:11per hour is not very fast a person

05:14wearing a seatbelt is safer than a

05:16person not wearing one a good rule to

05:19follow when writing a persuasive essay

05:21is this each point that you make in your

05:24thesis statement an introduction

05:26paragraph should have its own paragraph

05:28which is supported by your research the

05:32concluding paragraph is the last

05:33paragraph of your essay conclusions in

05:37essays show a carefully constructed

05:38argument and illustrate that your

05:40argument has been based on facts and

05:42evidence the conclusion should restate

05:45your thesis and main points of interest

05:48summarizing the argument for the

05:50audience here is a sample conclusion

05:53paragraph about wearing seatbelts

05:56wearing seatbelts saves lives

05:59seat belts support drivers and

06:01passengers during a collision keeping

06:03them inside the vehicle and strapped

06:05firmly to the seat studies have shown

06:09that even a collision at 12 miles per

06:11hour and cause serious injuries

06:14these injuries not only affect the

06:16person who is injured but they also

06:18affect other drivers through insurance

06:21and medical costs wearing a seatbelt is

06:24currently the law in Pennsylvania and it

06:27should remain this way some may argue

06:29that this law cost them their personal

06:32freedom of choice not to wear a seat

06:34belt but wearing seat belts has an

06:36economic effect on other drivers on the

06:38road and not just your own safety as

06:42such the other drivers on the road as

06:44well as yourself are more important than

06:47your personal freedom of choice to

06:50review select a topic and write a thesis

06:53statement that displays your reasoning

06:55and research as part of your

06:57introduction paragraph write at least

06:59three other sentences in your

07:01introduction explaining the points that

07:03you will discuss in your body paragraphs

07:05use your body paragraphs to elaborate on

07:08the points from your introduction write

07:11a conclusion that ties all of your

07:13points together and convinces the

07:15audience to agree with you follow these

07:18steps and you will be convincing others

07:20to agree with your stance on the issue

07:23in no time