与其他文体相比，英治议论文的结构一般较为固定，有下列几个部分组成提出需要议论的议题；摆出正反两方面的观点；表明作者持何种态度；论证自己观点的正确性从而使读者接受自己的观点；小结。在具体写作中要注意下列几点议题的提出要开门见山，不要拖泥带水，啰啰唆唆正反两方面的观点一般都要摆出，有时也有只强调一种观点的，那么这就等于将上述第二点和第三点合在一起了作者的观点必须鲜明，不能模棱两可论证自己的观点是议论文的最关键的部分。论证手段与英语说明文中的一些写作手法相同，常用的有罗列法、举例法、因果法、比较法等等。对于较长的英语议论文还可以在文章结尾时对全文要点作一小结。下面这篇学生作文是较为典型的一篇英语议论文Should Examination Be Abolished （取消）？The examination system has come to be the main theme （主题）of modern One should take an examination andsucceed in passing it before he could be admitted， promoted or As it plays so important a role in the realm of education （教育的领域） it is under much criticism （评论） as to its validity （有效性） People who are in favour of it try to develop this system more； those who are against it believe that such a system should be Should examination be abolished？ In my opinion it should Many people think that an examination is the only means to test knowledge， but， in fact， that is not A few questions given in an examination could by no means cover the whole field of the Thus those who are able to answer them may be the poorest of the students and yet happen to know just a few points about that I'd like to say that， because of the existence of the examination system， students pay so much attention to gaining high marks， that they often forget the chief purpose of The so-called clever students devote （贡献） themselves to the study of textbooks They， of course， know nothing but the skeleton （梗概） of The end and aim of education， however， is to enable students to learn how to To do this， students must get themselves to do all kinds of training， physicalas well as The present examination system has discouraged students from making such an Moreover， since the students try so hard to put their lessons into memory in as short a time as possible， psychologically （心理上来看）， they soon forget the whole subject as soon as the examination is Surely this is one of the greatest wastes ever made in the history of Lastly， in order to get high marks， there is a great temptation （诱惑） for students to cheat （作弊） in an Indeed， such a practice becomes the means to the They cheat their teachers， their parents and also Such a tendency would impair （损害） our moral standards （道德标准） Therefore， I am of the opinion， in conclusion， that the examination system should be
As is known to all， it is important to be/ do… I think there are at least two reasons for… For one thing，… For another，… Let’s take… for example… From what I have mentioned above we can see that without… we can not … it is clear that… play an important part in…Different people， however， have different opinions on this Some people think that … According to them all of us should… Others argue that … in their point of view， nobody can without … Compared with…， has a lot of advantages over… There is no doubt that … As a consequence， … In short， I firmly support the view that … It is because… So my conclusion is that …(109words)1． 对立观点式： A．有人认为X 是好事，赞成X， 为什么？ B．有人认为X 是坏事， 反对X，为什么？ C．我的看法。 Some people are in favor of the idea of doing X They point out the fact that 支持X 的第一个原因。They also argue that 支持X 的另一个原因。 However， other people stand on a different They consider it harmful to do X They firmly point out that 反对X 的第一个理由。An example can give the details of this argument: 一个例子。 There is some truth in both But I think the advantages of X overweigh the In addition to the above-mentioned negative effects it might bring about， X also may X 的一个坏处。 2． 批驳观点式： A．一个错误观点。 B．我不同意。 Many people argue that 错误观点。By saying that， they mean 对这个观点的进一步解释。An example they have presented is that 一个例子。（According to a survey performed by X on a group of Y， almost 80% of them 赞成这个错误观点或者受到这个错误观点的影响）。 There might be some element of truth in these people's But if we consider it in depth， we will feel no reservation to conclude that 与错误观点相反的观点。There are a number of reasons behind my （以下参照辩论文的议论文写法）。 3． 社会问题（现象）式 A．一个社会问题或者现象。 B．产生的原因 C．对社会和我们生活的影响 D． 如何杜绝。（如果是问题的话） E． 前景的预测。 Nowadays， there exists an increasingly serious social/economic/environmental (X has increasingly become a common concern of the public) According to a survey， 调查内容说明这种现象的情况。（或者是一个例子） There are a couple of reasons booming this problem/ 下面参照辩论式议论文的写法。 X has caused substantial impact on the society and our daily life， which has been articulated in the following 参照辩论式议论文的写法。 A dozen of measures are supposed to take to prevent X from bringing us more 参照辩论式议论文的写法。 Based on the above discussions， I can easily forecast that more and more people 议论文有三要点：论点、论据、论证方法。论点：作者对某事某现象持有的见解或主张。论据：事实论据 理论论据 用来证明论点的理由或根据。论证方法：对比 归纳 演绎等
