Writing Center Workshop: Framing an Argument: How to Show You Understand What You are Responding to

Writing skills are essential to your success in both college and career. The BMCC Writing Center can help you improve your writing.

One of the most important skills to develop for academic writing is the ability to summarize, or “frame” an argument. Doing so can help show the reader that you have invested time in understanding the other writer’s ideas and can offer a balanced, well thought out criticism of the argument presented. This workshop exposes students to some of the key elements to focus on when trying to frame an idea, starting with a basic analysis using the 5 Ws of investigative journalism and moving on to more complex elements of argumentation, such as identifying the audience, intention and appeals to logic, emotions or a reader’s principles.

Sign up now for our workshop on Framing an Argument: How to Show You Understand What You are Responding to.

If you have any questions, contact Igwe J. Williams at iwilliams@bmcc.cuny.edu.

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