Is religion essential to a moral society?
Research Paper
Outline Template
- Introduction-
- Relevant contextual information (why is this topic important, relevant, significant??)____________________________________________________
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- What are the competing arguments that establish the framework, scope of your paper? (The French want to ban beauty pageants and the British family uses them to foster creativity and imagination)_____________________________________
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- Thesis: Who______________________ should do what ________________
for these 3 reasons ____________________________________________________.
Transition to first supporting point:______________________________________.
- What relevant background or history should the audience know?______________
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How does the background influence your thesis?____________________________
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- What is the first reason the audience should accept your thesis?________________
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What supporting evidence have you found from your research?_________________
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According to ________________________, (present the findings)______________
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Why this this credible?__________________________________________________
Citation:_____________________________________________________________
Explain how this evidence supports your thesis:______________________________
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Transition to second supporting point:
- What is the second reason the audience should accept your thesis?________________
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What supporting evidence have you found from your research?_________________
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According to ________________________, (present the findings)______________
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Why this this credible?__________________________________________________
Citation:_____________________________________________________________
Explain how this evidence supports your thesis:______________________________
- What is the third reason the audience should accept your thesis?________________
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What supporting evidence have you found from your research?_________________
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According to ________________________, (present the findings)______________
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Why this this credible?__________________________________________________
Citation:_____________________________________________________________
Explain how this evidence supports your thesis:______________________________
- What is the third reason the audience should accept your thesis?________________
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What supporting evidence have you found from your research?_________________
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According to ________________________, (present the findings)______________
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Why this this credible?__________________________________________________
Citation:_____________________________________________________________
Explain how this evidence supports your thesis:______________________________
- What is the fourth reason the audience should accept your thesis?________________
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What supporting evidence have you found from your research?_________________
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According to ________________________, (present the findings)______________
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Why this this credible?__________________________________________________
Citation:_____________________________________________________________
Explain how this evidence supports your thesis:______________________________
- What is the fifth reason the audience should accept your thesis?________________
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What supporting evidence have you found from your research?_________________
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According to ________________________, (present the findings)______________
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Why this this credible?__________________________________________________
Citation:_____________________________________________________________
Explain how this evidence supports your thesis:______________________________
- What might happen if your thesis is not realized, accepted, enacted? ______________
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Why should the reader want to avoid this? __________________________________
What do your sources say about this?______________________________________
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What problem is solved, confusion cleared-up, by enacting your thesis?___________
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Why should the reader be concerned?______________________________________
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How will the world, our community, society, culture, life, etc. be improved by enacting your thesis?____________________________________________________
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What should the reader do to help realize this thesis?__________________________
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