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	Vegetables Fruit Pizza Classes Carrots Apples Thick crust Required Turnips Pears Thin crust Intense Potatoes Bananas Pan crust Blow-off Squash Oranges Hand-tossed Brain-buster Peas Nectarines Cheese-stuffed Avoid-at-all-costs Similar but … different. Often we have a number of ideas that seem to support the same argument. The ideas often can be most clearly and strongly highlighted when they are not grouped together. Dividing an argument into subarguments, or subpoints, helps the reader see more clearly how each similar, but different, point enhances your argument. This tutorial will help you understand: What Are Subpoints? Why Do I Need Subpoints in My Paper? How Many Subpoints Are in a Position Paper? How Do I Know When I Might Need to Create Subpoints? What Are Some Typical Ways to Break an Argument into Subpoints? Types Reasons/Causes Effects Cause/Effect Characterization/Effect Assignment





			Created by Kelly Berg Nellis and Pam Benoit for Communication 104: Controversies in Communication. Last Updated 02/16/04 by Greg G. Armfield. Please e-mail suggestions and comments to Pam Benoit.