Writing Skill

Argumentation Writing

The purpose of argumentation is to convince. An argumentative essay tries to make the reader agree with its point of view and support it, to persuade him to change his mind or behavior, and to approve a policy or a course of action that it proposes.

Argumentation frequently makes use of the other three types of writing—description, narration, and above all exposition, for argumentation and exposition are very closely related—argumentation is actually exposition with the additional purpose of convincing or persuading.