Writing with a skeleton.

bylauyqk

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Updated 8 years ago

My days of debating in university have thought me how to structure my arguments with flow:

1) Argument Point - Your stance on the topic.

2) Status Quo - What is the current/trending stance on the topic / current laws governing the issue (Themes to consider: socially, economically, politically, academically)

3) The Problem - What gap(s) have you identified in this area? How does this affect your audience? (Building the emotional link) How does the status quo lead to this problem?

4) Solution (Tie-back to Argument Point) - Always present a problem followed by a solution! Tying your solution back to your stance gives full circle to the problem and shows how your solution can work.

I am very comfortable with this structure given I've embedded this skeleton into my thinking process and have used it during my debates, presentations and the many English tests I've had to take for visa purposes.

I am using this for content structuring for my webpages.

However, there are plenty of writing articles online that may have a structure you'd prefer. You will likely be applying different structures until you find something that is seamless between your thought process and execution.

If you are interested in a book about writing that is old-school yet relevant, I highly recommend "The Elements of Style" by William Strunk Jr & E.B. White.