Что помогает при написании сочинения с элементами рассуждения?

Й абзац Постановка проблемы и своя точка зрения

To my mind, …in my opinion, …in my view, …
I support this view for a variety of reasons.
I think (consider, believe, suppose…)
It seems to me…

Й абзац 2 аргумента, подтверждающие свое мнение

My opinion finds a wide support.
A lot of people think the same way I do.
Here are some arguments which support my point of view.

Аргументы соединяются словами-связками.
Расположение аргументов
– In the first place, … First(ly), … First of all, … To begin with, …
– Secondly, … The last but not the least, …. Finally, …
– Добавление аргументов по той же самой теме
– Besides… Apart from this… In addition to this… Moreover…Furthermore…What is more…

Й абзац Аргументация противоположного мнения и возражение этой аргументации.

1 аргумент противоположного мнения (других людей)
However, some people think differently. Some people don’t agree with me…. There is an opinion which is different from mine…
Opponents of this view say… There are people who oppose… Contrary to what most believe… People аrgue that … It is argued that …(Излагается их точка зрения)

1 аргумент, подтверждающий свое мнение
I am absolutely sure that they are wrong, because….

4-й абзац Заключение (вы подтверждаете свое мнение, используя разные слова)

– To sum up, … All in all… In conclusion…, I would like to underline, that in my opinion… because
All in all, I still feel that the benefits of … outweigh the disadvantages.

Что помогает при написании сочинения с элементами рассуждения?

Работая над темой, всегда учимся высказывать аргументы “For” и “Against”. Такой вид упражнений помогает сформировать умение составлять аргументы при написании сочинений как с высказыванием своего мнения, так и с элементами рассуждения “за” и “против“.

For example,

Subject: Do clothes make the man?

For	Against
1. Show one’s personality	1. A person is more important than his\her clothes
2. Feel better when you have anything with a reasonably good label	2. The most important thing is to feel comfortable
3. Love hip-hop look, labels	3. Designer brands are a total waste of money

Subject: Why I Hate Watching TV

For	Against
1. TV keeps you informed	1. TV is a terrible waste of time
2. TV is a cheap form of entertainment	2. TV makes us lazier, read less, think less, talk less, it cuts off from reality
3. TV is just part of life. It involves us in strong emotions: love, hatred, passion	3. TV is like a drug: we get addicted to certain TV series

Subject: What does being a vegetarian mean?

For	Against
1. Modern research shows that all the nutrients we need for a healthy life can be found in plants.	1. Organic food is full of pesticides. What’s the use of becoming a veggie?
2. Being a veggie is good for health, we eat a few eggs, a little cheese	2. I’ll never become a vegetarian. I love fast food, so I eat lots of hot dogs and hamburgers.
3. Killing an animal is not different from killing a human	3. People should eat both meat and plants. This is how it has always been, and it will be in the future for all living beings.

Subject: Fast food is very popular and save time for busy working people. However, many experts say that it is not completely healthy.

For	Against
1. is very convenient as one does not have to waste time buying products and cooking meals	1. is unhealthy, contains a lot of fat, sugar and salt
2. is much faster than eating out in a restaurant because fast food needs warming up only	2. can cause dangerous diseases such as cancer, or for example, one runs a risk of getting obese
3. is cheap	3. because of fast food families eat together less often than they used to, they spend less time together