1. Statement of Position - A position statement is written to provide direction for an organization by describing one side of the arguable. viewpoint.
2. Background Information - Background information is placed shortly after the hook or attention grabber.
3. Argument 1: Background Point Elaboration - Background information identifies and describes the history and nature of a well-defined research problem with reference to the existing literature.
4. Argument 2: Background Point Elaboration - Background information does not replace the literature review section of a research paper; it is intended to place the research problem in a proper context.
5. Reinforcement of Statement of Position - A positioning statement is a brief description of a product or service and target market, and how the product or service fills a particular need of the target market.