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Argumentation

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Writing an Essay

What is an argumentative essay? The argumentative essay originates from the North American writing tradition and follows a clear, comprehensible structure. Its goal is to convince readers through a coherent line of reasoning and to encourage further reflection. At the center stands a clearly formulated thesis statement or research question that you address through argumentation. …

This article was published in May 2026 and last updated in April 2026.

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Can I Write My Own Opinion?

Your actual independent contribution It is essential that an academic paper includes your well-founded, logically comprehensible conclusions based on what you have worked out, read, researched, investigated, thought about, and presented in the paper. This creates something new even in a student paper – something that makes it worth reading. You ask questions, compare, evaluate, …

This article was published in August 2025 and last updated in February 2025.

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