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GCSE English Language · key term
The connected reasoning through a piece of writing that leads the reader towards its overall position or conclusion.
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Paper 2
The connected reasoning that develops and supports a writer’s position throughout a text.
Revise: Arguing a viewpointA clear line of argument connects your opening position, your reasons and your conclusion. It need not be an absolute position. “Young people can benefit from work, but their safety and education must come first” is more precise than either “Work is good” or “Work is bad”.
Paper 2
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A connected sequence of reasons supporting a position, with each stage helping the audience understand or accept the conclusion.
A line of argument is the connected route from your starting position to your conclusion. Its paragraphs should move the audience’s thinking forward. Several paragraphs which all say ‘freedom is important’ in different words do not develop an argument.
Component 2
Revise: Building a persuasive argumentA persuasive argument does more than announce an opinion. It gives the reader reasons to accept that opinion, supports those reasons with relevant details and leads towards a conclusion. This connected reasoning is your line of argument.
