Is gun control an effective way to control crime?
A. Open with rhetorical questions (directed at reader)
B. Refer to massive media attention
C. End with question
II. Background (about two-thirds of a page) {may indicate sources here}
A. Definitions
1. scientific
2. popular
3. misunderstandings
B. Historical context
1. When first an issue
2. Other: contrast “global cooling” fear of a few decades ago
C. Why it is controversial (brief)
1. scientific
2. political
III. Pro (Yes, it is man-made) (about one page) {may indicate sources here}
A. Temperature data
B. Geologic data
C. Other??
IV Con (No, it isn’t man-made) (about one page) {may indicate sources here}
A. Temperature data
B. Geologic data
C. Other??
V. Analysis of Both sides (about one page)
A. Pro
1. strengths
2. weaknesses
B. Con
1. strengths
2. weaknesses
VI. My opinion (about one-half page)
VII. Conclusion (about one-half page)
A. Restate question/answer
B. Why it matters
C. End with question or quotation