Opinion Essays

Opinion Essays:

How to give your view on a topic and sound good doing it

Whatever your topic is, an opinion essay needs to be done with some finesse. One does not want to sound too zealous- it kind of makes you sound blinded by your belief- or too passive- this IS your opinion, so make sure you give it.

One obvious thing you need for any paper is facts, lots of them and from reliable sources. Facts drawn from Wikipedia or any wiki site are not reliable, so don't use them. If your topic has something to do with Nature, go to the discovery channel website, sciencedaily.com, the National Geographic website and so on. Credible sites with credible information.

If you are adding quotes to your essay, ensure they are from people who share the same view on the topic at hand. Cutting a quote up to make it speak for you does not look good on your essay. Finding an organic quote is best. If you can't find a quote that backs up your point of view on your topic, than find a quote that's big enough that cutting out a few words here and there won't damage it. For especially large quotes- meaning longer than 3 lines- you need to indent it.

Whenever you have a controversial topic to discuss, for example abortion, it is a delicate matter on how passionate you write your opinion essay. Professionals who take sides on a controversial topic do not get so worked up that they lose their look of formality; this is what you need to do for your paper. Do NOT point fingers and say why the other side of the coin is wrong, that is just pathetic and makes you look childish.

Remember, keep to the facts, calmly but firmly give your opinion and be on your merry way to an A.