Page 5 - BUKU SYNOPSIS

Several scholars emphasize the characteristics of the argumentative texts.

According to Oshima and Hogue (2007), the argumentative essay necessitates

authors to clearly articulate their stance on a given topic, whether in agreement or

disagreement and employ persuasive reasoning to convince readers of the

soundness of their viewpoint. Furthermore, argumentative writing asks writers to

develop a definite perspective on the problem as their major claim, supported by

evidence, examples, personal experiences, or quotes, followed by counter-

arguments (Latifi et al., 2020, 2021). In short, the writers of argumentative writing

must present their point or statement. Then, to persuade the readers, they must

present arguments, including facts or proof. Not only that but they are also required

to present the opposing viewpoint or side of the issue. They, then, should return to

the thesis statement and persuade the audience at the end of the text. As a result,

critical thinking is required in an argumentative essay.

To avoid confusing messages, effective writing skills efficiently bridge the

delivery of messages from a writer to a reader. Due to the fact that, unlike spoken

language, interlocutors can ask for clarification whenever they receive ambiguous

messages. Therefore, in order to negotiate meaning for communicative purposes,

Richards (2006) contends that the writer must be able to communicate his ideas in

writing in an accurate, appropriate, and fluent manner. However, generating a

communicative argumentative essay for a novice or EFL writer is challenging due

to linguistic and non-linguistic difficulties.

Several practitioners discovered the common challenges regarding linguistics

aspects. For example, Ozfidan and Mitchell (2020) discovered some issues of

2