Argument Plan
Your own outline may have more or fewer topics, subtopics, specific details, or additional information in each
section. Use this sample as a guideline for formatting and organizing, but feel free to adapt each section to suit
your own topic, thesis, and information,
Make sure to include
• A hook and thesis statement or claim.
• A clear pattern of organization.
• A complete outline with all the major points of the argument, including concessions or refutations to
counterclaims.
Sample Outline Pattern
Introduction
• Hook
• Thesis statement
First main topic
• Main idea 1 supported by facts, data, and other evidence
• Main idea 2 supported by facts, data, and other evidence
Second main topic
• Main idea 1 supported by facts, data, and other evidence
• Main idea 2 supported by facts, data, and other evidence
Counterclaims
• Concede or refute
• Use facts, data, and other evidence
Conclusion
• Summary or restatement of thesis
• Thought-provoking statement
• Call to action (optional)
Write your own outline on the second page of this document.
Pattern of organization:
Introduction:
Hook:
Thesis statement
First main topic:
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explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)