use the four main pieces which are a (a) A Thesis.
The thesis reflects the main claim of your paper. It should be a declarative sentence that you believe to be true. You are going to argue in your paper that your thesis is true.
(b) An explanation of your subject. In this part of the paper, you give the background for your thesis. What issue are you addressing? What context is necessary for understanding your argument?
(c) An argument for your thesis. Here you give reasons why your thesis is true. Your thesis should be the conclusion of this argument. You will want to present the best possible reasons you have for your thesis. Don’t forget that not all reasons are good reasons – remember you’re trying to develop a persuasive case for your thesis.
(d) A presentation of one objection and your response to it. An argument for a thesis is only as good as the defense you can make of it. There are always potential objections to your claim. In this part of the paper you must formulate and respond to an objection to your argument. This part of the paper can be tricky. You want to consider a legitimate objection to your argument, so it is important to avoid trivial or all to facile objections. You must also be careful to actually respond to the objection – it is typically insufficient to respond to an objection by restating your commitment to your thesis.(b) Do not use rhetorical questions. Each rhetorical question used results in a 5 point deduction off of the overall grade. Rhetorical questions are a dodge in philosophical writing, because using them typically hides an answer that the author does not want to explicitly state. Every rhetorical question can be turned into a positive statement. (c) Do not use the passive voice. Each use of the passive voice results in 5 a point off of the overall grade. There’s an easy way to tell if a verb is in the passive voice – if your sentence makes sense by putting “by zombies” in after the verb, it’s a passive verb. For example, “The argument was discussed.” uses the passive voice – “The argument was discussed by zombies.” is a sentence that makes sense.Your paper should be in the neighborhood of 3 – 4 pages. 1000 words is a good target.