Guide on How to Write Position Papers

Assalaam alaikum.

Ramadhan mubarak.
As you are aware, your task in this course is to construct "arguments" to justify or defend a "position". Thus the term "Position Paper". So what you are expected to do is to write position papers. Although much of what many of you have written is really interesting, the way it is written is not convincing. It would be wonderful if you could learn how to convince people to agree with your opinion and to persuade them to be on your side.

I have foud a book online which will be very useful in your efforts to become better and more convincing writers: "Essays and Arguments: A Handbook on Writing Argumentative and Interpretative Essays" by Ian Johnston. You can read it here: http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/arguments/argument1.htm

Please read it before you post your next position paper.

Thanks.