Sample Question: Many people consider the death penalty to be an appropriate punishment in certain cases, whilst others think that there is never a reason for it to be used.

What is your opinion on the issue? Give reasons for your answers.

Features:

Brainstorming:

Pros---                                        Cons---

Gives comfort to victims or friends/relatives of victims  Barbaric/immoral

Criminal will not repeat crime                     No chance for criminal to be rehabilitated

Public demands protection                        Makes criminals more desperate

Prison too expensive                             May not deter potential crimials

Deters potential criminals                         Cannot be reversed

Intro:

Bg: 

  1). There is no consensus of opinions among people as to the view of ……. Some believe that…… while others argue that……As to me/ As far as I’m concerned, I strongly support the former /latter one due to the following three reasons.

 2). Ever since early last/this century,……has become an essential part of our modern life. It has played a decisive role in ……. Nobody can deny that the development of our civilization depends greatly on……( If there were no……, our modern life would be…….)

 3)Despite the fact that the majority hold the opinion that……, I doubt whether the argument can bear much analysis.

 4) Many nations have been faced with the problem……

 5) One of the controversial questions is……

 6) There has been no shortage of heated discussion on the issue that…

Layout:

 1) It is interesting /worthwhile to investigate this issue from different aspects.

 2) The essay would like to examine/look into this issue in this essay.

 3) The issue has aroused heated debate/discussion recently. As to me,……

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Para 1:
 It is well known that……

 Everybody knows that……

 It is true / often the case that……

 No one can deny the fact that……

 There is no denying that……

 There is no doubt that……

 We may mention/point out the indisputable/undeniable fact that…

 I am of the opinion that…

 We have every reason to believe that…

 It should be borne in mind that……

 The chief reason why …..is that…

Para 2:

 It can also be argued that….

 It is also well-known that…

 Another special consideration in this case is that…

 ……should not be neglected as well.

 Another thing that is equally important is that……

 Another equally important /essential function/consideration is…

 ……may be further supported by…

 In addition to/ Apart from this, another aspect/ function is……

Para 3:

Conclusion:

Taking into account of all these factors, we may safely reach the conclusion that……

All reliable evidence point to one saying, that is……

For the reasons presented above, I strongly commit to the notion that……

Therefore, it is sagacious to support the statement that it is better to……

From what has been discussed above, we may draw the conclusion that……