Writing A Persuasive Essay On Cyber Bullying: Tips And Ideas

Persuasive essays can actually be a lot of fun. After all, I’m sure you’ve spent plenty of time composing papers which rely on hard facts and other people’s opinions- and with this one, you get to have your own voice! Now, that doesn’t mean you don’t have to back up your arguments and cite the debates to be had on both sides of the issue at hand, but the purpose of this assignment is to convince your reader to your side of the argument.

If you don’t know where to start with this project, here are my suggestions to help point you in the right direction.

• As with any assignment, you first need to get yourself organized. Make a study timetable that you know you can stick to, and which gives you plenty of time to accomplish each part of the project.
• Selecting a good topic is crucial. You need to be logical and convincing in your point, and be able to give solid information and references to validate your arguments, so bear this in mind when it comes to topic selection.
• Cyber bullying is unfortunately becoming more and more rampant, so there are many issues surrounding it that you could look at. Once you’ve selected a broad topic, you should narrow it down to a particular issue.

Some broad areas you may wish to look at could include:

• Suicide rates amongst victims.
• Is enough being done by internet companies to stop cyber bullying?
• Should governments impose more internet restrictions?
• Does cyber bullying differ to usual bullying in its effects on the victim?
• How much parental control should there be on the internet- looking at the wider issue.

So, you’ve debated such questions, come to your own standpoint and know which area you are interested in. Now you need to take the issue and form a persuasive argument for it- therefore ending up with a title such as: Preventing cyber bullying: why there should be new criminal laws that should always be acted upon in order to stop a fast becoming widespread problem- and why this is the government’s responsibility.

Once you’ve got your topic, performed plenty of research, gathered notes and made lists, you’ll be ready to write a first draft. You should already know what clear and concise points you want to make and how you’re going to back them up, as well as presenting alternative view-points. In your conclusion, you need to convince your reader, based on the content given, that your solution is the right course of action.

Once you’ve written the first draft, re-read and re-edit again and again until it’s just right.