如何写说服性议论文
【写作任务】
假设你是李华。你的美国笔友 Susan最近收到了某所大学的录取通知书，但
由于经济原因准备放弃入学资格。 请根据以下要点给她写一封信， 劝说她不要放
弃：
上大学的重要性； 2. 如何解决所面临的困难。注意： 1. 词数 100 左右；
信的开头已给出，但不计入总词数；
可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Susan,
I am sorry to hear that you have decided not to go to college.
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Yours,
Li Hua
【写作指导】
这是一篇说服性信函，正文实质上属于说服性议论文。
一般来说，说服性议论文分三个基本段落：第一段引出话题；第二段提出自
己的观点并陈述理由；第三段总结全文，表明态度。
就本篇写作而言，首先要符合信函的格式。
其次要具备说服性议论文的特点。
在具体写作中还应注意以下几点：
话题的提出要开门见山，不要拖泥带水；
论证要条理清楚，语言应准确精炼；
作者的观点必须鲜明，不能模棱两可。【常用表达】
★阐述观点
Now it is commonly held that ... They think ... But I doubt whether ...
英语
These days we are often told that ... But is this really the case ...
Faced with ..., quite a few people argue that ..., but I conceive it differently.
Currently there is a widespread concern that ...
Now people in growing numbers are coming to realise that ...
★列举理由
The reason for ... is that ...
The reasons for ... are as follows. First, ... Second, ... Last but not the least, ...
On the one hand, ...; on the other hand ...
We may take a common example to show ...
A recent study suggests / shows that ...
According to the statistics provided by ..., it can be seen that ...
There is good evidence to show that ...
No one can ignore the fact that ...
★总结
In short, ...
In conclusion, ...
As far as I'm concerned, ...
From what has been discussed above / Taking all these factors into consideration, we
may safely arrive at / come to / reach the conclusion that ...
【参考范文】
Dear Susan,
I am sorry to hear that you have decided not to go to collegeI. am writing to try to persuade you not to do that. The reasons are as follows.
First, education has a long-lasting influence on our future. No one can ignore the fact that well-educated people usually perform better in their career and enjoy a better life. Second, we all meet certain difficulties in our lives and what we should do is take up the challenges and try to overcome them. Third, you can apply for a student loan or take part-time jobs to earn some money. Of course I will try my best to help you too.
In short, I hope you can accept the offer from that college.
Yours,
英语
Li Hua
【范文点评】
范文脉络分明， 层次清晰。作者在第一段开门见山地提出主题； 第二段列举理由并提出解决问题的建议；第三段总结全文，表明其观点。
First, second, third的恰当使用，不仅加强了文章的逻辑性和连贯性，而且使文章结构更加紧凑。
No one can ignore the fact that ... life及 take up the challenges ... them具有很强的说服力； apply for ... money 的建议切实可行。
英语