Strong or convincing arguments demonstrate the author's thinking about the topic to the intended audience, typically within body paragraphs. You can find more information in this guide about having a clearly-stated claim, supporting the claim with relevant and reliable evidence, and concluding with some analysis that helps the audience understand what the writer thinks is important or significant about the claim: what we often call the "So what?"
In this section, we're providing information to help you think about your audience; Liber Rhetoriae, which is a story that will help you learn about strengthening arguments; and a checklist to help you evaluate the structure of your body paragraphs, including the structure of arguments.
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