Secrets of My Successful Learning: Good argumentative Writing

Class work
Find the 'editorial' section in two quality newspapers. How do the writers try to persuade you to their points of view?

The author Yuganthi has selected Daily Mirror and Daily News on the 11th May 2012 as the two quality newspapers to find the Editorial Section in order to do the class activity. The topic of the Editorial was as follows;

National conspiracy

Crack the whip on plunderers

The writer of the Editorial have expressed their point of view in two different ways. The most detailed and complicated representation is in Daily News Editorial. So that the reader needs some standard knowledge to continue reading as well as there is little bit interest to read this topic. Anyway the presented point of view is bit clearer and offered the evidence to prove the point, so that its more reliable.

However the writer of the Editorial of Daily Mirror successfully achieved the target of the readers by stating the point of view and provided reasons to support the reason. The representation is clear enough for the attractiveness of the readers. The point has been proved using different sources as evidence. Any type of reader can understand the editorial in the Daily Mirror as the language of representation is attractive and interesting.

Writer of the Editorial of Daily News show that there are some strong arguments but couldn't express the convince of the side which found.Hasn't clearly sum up the arguments too. However the Daily Mirror writer of Editorial has stated the point with sum up arguments briefly and clearly. Sound cautious and indicates which side the writer find most convening.
The Daily Mirror Editorial has supported facts to show why the point of view is good as well as the main point is proved by taking different examples like Colombo Museum, Temple of the Tooth etc. Daily News Editorial is discussing the point and giving evidence like Cope report etc. But its convincing is higher rate. But author Yuganthi suppose that even though the cope report is government related document, the Daily Mirrors task completion is the best.

http://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/18516-editorial-national-conspiracy.html
http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/05/11/main_Editorial.asp

13-05-2012
Develop an argument for the topic “War in Afghanistan"
Introduction
In the present first major conflict is the War in Afghanistan.The current war began in October 2001 in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States (Historyguy, 2012).External powers were used by Afghanistan for strategic war due to the geographical position between the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia (Insightonconflict, 2012).

Destruction of war

Afghanistan is struggling to rebuild itself between the ongoing war, regardless billions of dollars of aid that have been pumped into the country. The government is failing to extend control into negotiations with the Taliban, while Taliban in turn refuse to enter negotiations until all foreign troops leave the country.
Against : War in Afghanistan isn't winnable as America doesn't have a credible Afghan partner and there is no prospect that one will emerge.

After over eight years of battle, the country's future is far from settled. Last year was the war's deadliest, as terrorists turned the country into a bloody obstacle. The Taliban and Guerrilla fighters flit effortlessly, across the border with Pakistan, using the frontier for deadly attacks.
America is pursuing a counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. Even though American forces can outfight the poorly equipped Taliban, America cannot defeat the insurgency without support of the Afghan people.
Defending : The war in Afghanistan is winnable because for the first time the coalition fighting there has the right strategy and the resources to begin to implement it.
But there is also cause for optimism. According to Barack Obama many troops to the fight and General McChrystal's new counterinsurgency doctrine seems a good fit for Afghanistan's fractured tribal society. Coalition soldiers are fighting an increasingly unpopular enemy, they have had success in pushing back the militants, and polls show Afghan civilians are optimistic about their country's future.