ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

Accounting Department
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
  Present arguments about an
controvertional issue

 Writer: should take a position

Argumentative and persuade the readers to
Essay? agree with your opinion
  INTRODUCTION
 Hook
 Background Information
 Thesis Statement

 BODY
 Body 1:
 Opposing Argument
 Rebuttal
OUTLINE:  Supporting evidence/argument/Example/Case
 Body 2:
 Opposing Argument
 Rebuttal
 Supporting evidence/argument/Example/Case

 CONCLUSION
 Summary/conclusion
 Own point of view
  Hook: Based on the data issued by R & D in 2017,
80% of female teenagers are obsessed to
become slim. More surprisingly, 20% of them
claimed to have ever considered committing
suicide as a result of feeling not confident with
their body.

OUTLINE:  Background Information: Magazines, life style,

TV ads, have played a great role to influence how
Introduction female teenagers perceive their physical
appearance. Being slim is what almost female
teenagers dream of. They will do everything to
become slim, even if it is harmful to them .
 Thesis Statement: Although being slim can be
attractive, it can pose some health risks.
  Opposing Argument: Many female
teenagers think that they will be attractive
when they are slim.
 Rebuttal: Despite the fact that they are
physically attractive, they may be at risk of
OUTINE: psychological problem. According to dr. J.
Body 1 Jackson, when teenagers cannot maintain
their desired body shape, they will be
easily stressed. When stress frequently
happens, it can lead to both physical and
mental problems.
  Opposing Argument: A lot of people also think
that physical attractiveness is mainly seen from
body size. The slimmer girls are, the more
attractive they will be.
 Rebuttal: In spite of the fact that many female
teenagers are attractive due to their being slim,
OUTLINE: they face many health problems. Many will
usually take short cuts by consuming medicine
Body 2
excessively. Natalie Sue for example, has
consumed diet pills in high quantity that she
finally got problem with her kidney. As a result,
she had to be hospitalized for months. Another
example is Sarah Johnson who had to live with
annorexia due to her being obsessed to be slim.
  Summary: It is clear that being slim is not
always positive because it has some
health risks.
OUTLINE:  Own point of view: Therefore, in my
Conclusion opinion, teenagers should not be
obsessed to be slim if it only risk their
health.