Boost Your Scores with These Argument Analysis Tips

How to Write a Better Argument Analysis

• Argument analysis is the section with the highest answer rate in exams but is also the lowest scoring section on average.
• The technical structure for argument analysis fulfills what assessors are looking for and can help improve scores.
• The body paragraphs are where it's easiest to lose the most marks in argument analysis.
• There is no strict structure for argument analysis, but using three paragraphs is optimal for most articles.
• The first paragraph should contain a topic sentence with audience, argument type, and purpose.
• The "how what why" structure should be used in each paragraph to analyze evidence and explanation.
• The "who what when where why how" structure should be added to the "how what why" structure once per paragraph to analyze how the author's arguments are structured.
• The "sss" structure should be used to analyze images in argument analysis.
• Each paragraph should have a linking sentence summarizing what the audiences are meant to be feeling or thinking at that stage of the argument.
• The conclusion should summarize the author's main argument style and contention, and ultimately how the audiences are meant to respond.
• The introduction and conclusion are flexible and can be written in about five to seven minutes.
• The tips provided in the video can be applied to any style of argument analysis.