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Summary

The video script is a tutorial on crafting compelling arguments, whether in writing or speech. It emphasizes the importance of establishing a thesis statement that requires further explanation to be judged true or false. The script advises defining key terms and criteria for the argument, then providing evidence to meet those criteria. It uses examples like 'smoking should be banned in public' to illustrate the process, suggesting indicators such as the inability to isolate the impact of an action on others. The script concludes by advising on structuring the argument with a clear thesis, definition, evidence, and conclusion, and enhancing the presentation with engaging language and examples.

Takeaways

• 📝 **Define Your Thesis**: The first step in writing an essay or forming an argument is to establish your thesis statement, which is a claim that needs further explanation and evaluation.
• 🔍 **Clarify Definitions**: After stating your thesis, define the terms and concepts that are central to your argument to ensure that there is a common understanding of what you're discussing.
• 📏 **Establish Criteria**: Define the criteria or indicators that will be used to evaluate the validity of your thesis. These are the standards by which you will measure your argument.
• 🔗 **Connect Thesis to Criteria**: Ensure that your thesis is directly connected to the criteria you've established. This connection is crucial for the logical flow of your argument.
• 🔍 **Gather Evidence**: Collect evidence that supports your thesis and meets the criteria you've set. This evidence will form the backbone of your argument.
• 🔄 **Structure Your Argument**: Organize your argument in a logical sequence, starting with the thesis, followed by definitions, criteria, evidence, and finally, the conclusion that reinforces your thesis.
• ➡️ **Proof and Justification**: After establishing definitions and criteria, justify your thesis by proving that the evidence meets the set criteria.
• 🔁 **Iterate and Refine**: You can iterate between presenting criteria and evidence, refining your argument by adding multiple layers of evidence to support your thesis.
• 📈 **Use Indicators**: Use clear indicators to show how your evidence meets the criteria, which helps in building a persuasive argument.
• 🎨 **Enhance Presentation**: Enhance your argument with engaging language, quotations, or other rhetorical devices to make your essay or speech more compelling.

Q & A

What is the first step in writing an argumentative essay according to the transcript?

The first step is to determine your thesis. The thesis is a statement that needs further explanation to be judged for its truthfulness.

Can you provide an example of a thesis from the transcript?

Yes, an example given is 'Avatar the way of water is the best film ever made.' This statement requires further explanation to be evaluated for its truthfulness.

What is the difference between a general statement and a thesis according to the speaker?

A general statement is any statement that can be considered true or false without further explanation, like 'It rains in Jakarta today.' A thesis, on the other hand, is a statement that requires further explanation to be evaluated for its truthfulness.

Why is it important to define terms in an argumentative essay?

Defining terms is important to ensure that the argument is clear and that everyone is on the same page regarding the meaning of certain concepts or terms used in the thesis.

Can you give an example of defining a term from the transcript?

Yes, the example given is defining what 'smoking' means in the context of the thesis 'Smoking should be banned in public places, both indoor and outdoor.'

What are indicators according to the speaker?

Indicators are criteria or standards that are used to evaluate whether something meets the conditions to be considered for a certain action, such as being banned in public places.

How does the speaker suggest proving the thesis in an argumentative essay?

The speaker suggests proving the thesis by demonstrating that the activity or subject defined in the thesis meets the indicators or criteria that have been established.

What is the final step in structuring an argumentative essay according to the transcript?

The final step is to conclude by reiterating the thesis, which is supported by the definitions and proofs provided in the essay.

Can the order of presenting definitions, indicators, and proofs be mixed in an essay?

Yes, the order can be mixed. It is not necessary to strictly follow the sequence of definitions, indicators, and proofs as long as all elements are present.

What additional elements can be added to enhance the presentation of an argumentative essay?

You can add elements like quotations, examples, or more persuasive language to enhance the presentation of your argument.

What is the main takeaway from the transcript regarding the structure of an argumentative essay?

The main takeaway is that an argumentative essay should have a clear thesis, well-defined terms, established indicators or criteria, and evidence to support the thesis, all leading to a conclusion that reaffirms the thesis.

Outlines

00:00

📝 Understanding the Thesis

The first paragraph discusses the concept of a thesis in writing, particularly in essays and arguments. It explains that a thesis is a statement that requires further explanation to be judged true or false. The paragraph provides examples to differentiate between a general statement and a thesis, emphasizing the need for a thesis to be arguable and open to interpretation. It also touches on the importance of defining terms within the thesis to ensure clarity and sets the stage for the argument that follows.

05:01

🚭 Debating Public Smoking Ban

The second paragraph elaborates on the process of proving a thesis, using the example of a public smoking ban. It highlights the need to define terms such as 'smoking' and 'public space' clearly to avoid ambiguity. The paragraph also introduces the concept of indicators or criteria that must be met for something to be considered for prohibition in public areas. It suggests that the activity's impact on others, such as secondhand smoke, is a valid indicator for banning smoking in public spaces. The paragraph concludes by emphasizing the importance of structuring arguments effectively to support the thesis.

Keywords

💡Thesis

A thesis is the central idea or statement in an argument that requires explanation or proof to be validated. In the video, the speaker emphasizes the importance of first identifying a thesis when structuring an argument, whether in written or spoken form. For example, 'Avatar: The Way of Water is the best movie ever' is a thesis that needs further explanation to determine its truth.

💡Argument

An argument refers to the process of presenting reasons and evidence to support a specific point of view or thesis. The video's core theme revolves around building structured arguments, which are necessary for any essay or speech. The speaker mentions arguments in the context of presenting views both in written essays and verbal opinions.

💡Definition

Definitions are the explanations or meanings of key terms used in the thesis or argument. The video stresses the need to clearly define ambiguous terms for better understanding, such as defining 'smoking' when discussing whether smoking should be banned in public spaces. Defining terms ensures that everyone shares the same understanding within the argument.

💡Indicators

Indicators are criteria or standards used to evaluate or measure something within an argument. In the video, the speaker talks about providing indicators to determine whether something like smoking should be banned in public spaces. Indicators, such as whether the activity negatively impacts others, help support the thesis.

💡Proof

Proof refers to the evidence or reasoning presented to validate the thesis and indicators. In the video, after defining terms and setting indicators, the speaker stresses the importance of showing proof that the thesis holds up under these criteria. For example, proving that smoking affects others in public supports the argument for banning it.

💡Conclusion

A conclusion is the final part of an argument that ties together the thesis, definitions, and proof, reaffirming the original statement. The speaker explains that after providing proof and fulfilling the indicators, the argument should loop back to the thesis and restate it based on the evidence provided, such as concluding that smoking should indeed be banned in public.

💡Context

Context refers to the circumstances or background in which an argument or thesis is presented. In the video, the speaker notes that context is essential for understanding the scope of an argument, such as whether the discussion pertains to public or private spaces when talking about smoking bans.

💡Public Space

Public space refers to areas accessible to the general population, such as parks or streets. In the video, public space is a crucial element in the argument about banning smoking, as the speaker discusses whether smoking should be prohibited both indoors and outdoors in these areas.

💡Essay

An essay is a written composition where a person presents and supports a thesis or argument. The video expands on how to structure an essay by building arguments with a clear thesis, definitions, indicators, and proof. The structure is not only applicable to essays but also to other forms of expression like speeches.

💡Structure

Structure refers to the organized framework used to build an argument. In the video, the speaker provides a three-part structure: thesis, definitions/indicators, and proof. This structure is essential for organizing ideas in a coherent and logical way, whether in an essay, opinion piece, or speech.

Highlights

The importance of structuring thoughts in writing or speaking.

Defining a thesis statement as the starting point of an argument.

A thesis statement should be a claim that requires further explanation to be judged as true.

The difference between a general statement and a specific thesis in the context of argumentation.

The need to define terms within the thesis to avoid ambiguity.

Providing examples to illustrate the difference between a general fact and a thesis statement.

The process of establishing criteria or indicators to support the thesis.

The example of smoking in public spaces to explain the criteria for prohibition.

The concept of impact isolation as a criterion for public prohibition.

The comparison between drinking sweet tea and smoking to illustrate the impact on others.

The significance of providing multiple indicators to support the thesis.

The process of combining the thesis, definitions, and indicators to form a conclusion.

The importance of proof to show that the defined activity meets the established criteria.

Using the example of the movie 'Avatar' to explain the process of proving a thesis.

The structure of an argumentative piece, including thesis, definitions, indicators, and proof.

The flexibility in the order of presenting definitions, indicators, and proofs.

The role of presentation in enhancing the argument, including the use of quotes and language style.

The final step of restating the thesis based on the supporting evidence.

Encouragement for viewers to ask follow-up questions and engage with the content.

Transcripts

gue sering dapat pertanyaan gimana sih

Kak cara menulis essay yang bagus gitu

Nah tapi di sini gua mau melebarkan

sedikit pertanyaannya jadi nggak cuman

menulis essay aja tapi lebih ke arah

menyusun gagasan atau menyusun pandangan

yang dimana lo nyampeinnya bisa dalam

bentuk essay tertulis gitu kan atau

dalam bentuk lisan gitu loh ngomong

Mungkin lo Bro opini gitu nah gue bakal

kasih di sini struktur berpikirnya

seperti apa sih yang sebenarnya berlaku

di semua konteks itu ya mau lo dalam

tulisan mau dalam lisan mau untuk essay

mau untuk lu mungkin nulis opini di ke

orang atau bahkan ketika lo menyusun

tulisan akademik gitu

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langkah pertamanya itu adalah lo harus

tentuin tesis lo dulu nih gitu yang

disebut dengan tesis sebenarnya kalau

pengertian umumnya sih bisa-bisa

diartikan sebagai pernyataan aja ya

sebenarnya pernyataan apapun itu bisa

disebut sebagai tesis gitu jadi misalnya

gue ngomong hari ini Jakarta hujan yaitu

bisa disebut sebagai tesis kalau dalam

pengertian umum ya tapi kita bisa

menggunakan pengertian khusus dalam

konteks argumen jadi yang bakal gua

bahas disini kan gagasan ya atau argumen

atau argumentasi gitu Nah yang dimaksud

dengan tesis di sini adalah pernyataan

yang butuh penjelasan lebih lanjut untuk

bisa dinilai kebenarannya misalnya gue

bikin pernyataan

Avatar the way of water adalah film

terbaik yang pernah ada nah pernyataan

ini untuk bisa dinilai bener nggak sih

gitu kan bahwa avatar itu adalah film

terbaik gitu yang pernah ada nah ini kan

butuh penjelasan lebih lanjut ya kenapa

gitu kan kenapa dia lebih baik ukuran

Baiknya apa dan dan seterusnya Nah ini

bisa dijadikan sebagai tesis gitu karena

dia butuh penjelasan lebih jauh untuk

bisa dinilai kebenarannya nah berbeda

misalnya gue bikin Pernyataan

di Jakarta ada 7 juta penduduk Nah itu

kan nggak butuh penjelasan lebih jauh

untuk tahu dia Bener atau nggak tinggal

dilihat aja kan bener nggak sih ada 7

juta penduduk udah selesai gitu kita

nggak perlu mendefinisikan lagi misalnya

kalau tadi kan kita harus mendefinisikan

nih baik ukurannya apaan gitu kan Terus

kita harus membuktikan Apakah benar film

itu memenuhi indikator baik yang udah

kita turunin tadi dan seterusnya nah

jadi itu yang dimaksud dengan tesis Nah

pertama tentuin dulu tesis lo itu apa

sih gitu Yang Kedua setelah lu udah

punya tesis adalah lo harus menentukan

definisi dari hal-hal yang perlu

didefinisikan di dalam tesis lo misalnya

tesis lo adalah gini

Merokok harus dilarang di ruang publik

baik itu indoor maupun outdoor

definisikan dulu nih yang dimaksud

dengan aktivitas merokok dalam

konteks pandangan lo ini apa gitu kan

supaya kita dalam pengertian yang sama

Nih misalnya yang bisa ambigu ya apakah

merokok itu harus rokok bakar aja atau

pot juga termasuk gitu kan yang dia

hitungannya kan uap lah ya gitu jadi dia

bukan dibakar gitu kan Nah apakah itu

termasuk Nah itu kan lo harus

definisikannya berikutnya lagi lo harus

kasih definisi atau dalam artian

sebenarnya ukuran lah ya untuk apa aja

sih Yang menurut lo pantas untuk

dilarang di ruang publik gitu jadi

syarat-syarat untuk sesuatu itu harus

dilarang dalam publik itu apaan sih gitu

indikatornya nah misalnya lu kasih

indikator pertama dia tidak bisa

diisolasi dampaknya gitu jadi orang yang

melakukan

nggak bisa mengisolasi dampaknya ke

dirinya doang tapi orang lain pasti kena

juga misalnya gitu ya contoh misalnya

kita minum es teh manis di ruang publik

Kenapa boleh gitu kan kenapa nggak

dilarang nih kalau berdasarkan indikator

tadi ya karena kalau kita minum es teh

orang lain sekitar kita tuh nggak

terganggu gitu kan maksudnya nggak

terdampak ya kan karena es teh itu akan

cuman ke kita doang gitu tapi berbeda

dengan merokok karena merokok ada asap

asapnya ke orang lain gitu kan Nah itu

lo bisa kasih misalnya indikator satunya

itu terus lu bisa kasih beberapa

indikator lainnya yang menurut lo ini

adalah ukuran-ukuran untuk hal-hal yang

harus dilarang di ruang publik

Nah itu bagian 2 ya Jadi tadi tesis yang

pertama bis yang kedua lo kasih definisi

baik itu untuk konsep-konsep yang harus

didefinisikan maupun ukurannya gitu kan

untuk nanti kita bisa nyimpulin Apakah

merokok tuh termasuk dalam hal-hal yang

harus dilarang gitu kan di ruang publik

seperti yang lulus Sebutkan di dalam

tesis lo

nah ketiga setelah lu udah punya

definisi dan indikator tadi dan ukuran

lah ya gitu

lu sajiin buktinya gitu ya bahwa Merokok

itu memenuhi indikator-indikator yang lu

udah bikin tadi Nah sehingga nanti dari

tiga hal ini ketika sudah digabungkan

gitu kan akan nyambung nih semua sampai

ke suatu kesimpulan bahwa Merokok harus

dilarang di ruang publik baik itu indoor

maupun outdoor misalnya sesuai dengan

testis itu tadi ya Nah di bagian

pembuktian ini apa aja sih yang harus lu

masukin gitu kan Ya intinya lo harus

ngebuktiin bahwa aktivitas merokok

dengan definisi yang udah lu bikin di

awal tadi memenuhi

ukuran-ukuran untuk sesuatu itu menjadi

harus dilarang di ruang publik baik

menurut maupun outdoor sesuai dengan

tesis lo gitu nah jadi pembuktiannya tuh

di situ

contoh lain misalnya kita balik ke yang

tesis film tadi

film Avatar adalah film terbaik yang

pernah ada tesisnya itu Nah berarti di

bagian keduanya di bagian definisi gue

definisikan dulu nih ukuran untuk baik

disitu apa ya kan jadi kita kasih

indikator misalnya film yang baik itu

Dinilai dari ya indikator a b c gitu kan

Nah habis itu di bagian pembuktian gue

tinggal buktiin bahwa film Avatar the

way of water itu memenuhi indikator a

memenuhi indikator B dan memenuhi

indikator C

sehingga kesimpulannya masuk ke tesis

gua ya kan bahwa film Avatar the way

footer adalah film terbaik yang pernah

ada gitu nah udah struktur berpikirnya

begitu doang sebenarnya baik itu dalam

bentuk tulisan maupun lisan selama dia

sifatnya itu argumentatif jadi memang

ada argumen yang mau disampein nih ada

pandangan yang mau disampein strukturnya

yang gitu sederhananya 3 lah ya unsurnya

ada tesisnya kemudian ada definisi atau

indikatornya kemudian ada pembuktiannya

terakhir tinggal nanti kesimpulannya itu

balik ke tesisnya lagi gitu jadi Tinggal

disebutin ulang kan tesisnya karena itu

disimpulkan dari bagian 2 dan 3 yang

mendukung si tesis gitu itu bentuk

role-nya lah gitu ya bentuk mentahnya

Nanti kalau udah diracik ke dalam sebuah

tulisan atau ke dalam sebuah speech ya

apa sih pidato misalnya atau lo nyampein

gagasan di sosial media gitu atau di

video misalnya ya lu bisa putarkan

sedikit sebenarnya urutannya gitu Bisa

aja lu campur misalnya antara

definisi kemudian ada indikator kemudian

lempar pembuktian 1 Terus lu balik ke

indikator lagi indikator 2 terus

pembuktian 2 indikator 3 pembuktian 3

kan bisa ya jadi nggak harus

indikator-indikator-indikator bisa

pembuktian-pebuktikan pembuktian harus

gitu Jadi lu bisa aku takut lagi

urutannya tapi unsur-unsur yang harus

ada itu intinya gitu nah plus juga lo

bisa percantik lagi dengan Cara

penyampaiannya yang nggak gitu kan nggak

tesisnya ini definisinya ini nggak harus

gitu kan lu bisa kasih pemanis gitu lo

bisa kasih aksesoris juga mungkin lokasi

kutipan-kutipan atau lu kasih

bahasa-bahasa yang mempercantik tulisan

atau argumen lisan loh gitu

sampai sini dulu

silahkan droppier comment atau misalnya

ada follow questions ya pertanyaan

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