Argumentative Outline

Topic: Should people depend heavily on social media?

I. Introduction
A. Should people depend heavily on social media?
B. Many social media programs have invaded people’s life and sometimes people are confused
about using social media.
C. Although social media may have some benefits, other people worry about its possible risks.

II. Topic sentence: Some people are against social media for some reasons:
A. Online communication may be fake.
1) Fake emotions and inaccurate information.
2) Online identity is more imaginative than real identities.

B. Social media may cause political instability.

1) People quarrel over political views.
2) May be used badly to create political unrests.

C. Social media may have negative effects on learning.

1) False information and knowledge.
2) May disturb learning by making students cheat or not to pay
attention to teachers.

III. Topic Sentence: Online communication may be fake, but people can deal with this issue.
A. Ensure that you have friendships with real people

1) Don’t accept friendships with strange accounts.

2) Ask others to reveal their real names or basic information about
themselves.

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 B. Don’t share your content with strangers

1) Don’t share private information.

2) Don’t exchange private photos and videos with strangers.

C. Replace online communication with real communication

1) Contact your friends via mobile phones.

2) Visit your friends regularly and have face-to-face communication.

IV. Topic Sentence: Social media may cause political instability, but people can be wise while
discussing political affairs online.
A. Make sure to whom or about what you are discussing

1) Terrorists may lure people online so don’t discuss political affairs with
strangers.

2) Investigate all what you read, listen or watch on social media to make sure if
they are true or not.

B. Show respect to other people

1) Don’t judge the political views of other people

2) Don’t insult other people or mock their opinions.

C. Don’t discuss any content that is banned by the law

1) Don’t discuss things that disturb national security.

2) Don’t mock rulers on social media.

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V. Topic Sentence: Social media may affect learning negatively, but people can adapt to this
issue by many ways.
A. Don’t trust all information on social media.

1) Students must give credit to the resources of their research.

2) Take information from famous experts and well-known pages or websites.

B. Don’t let social media disturb learning.

1) Mobile phones should be taken from students before exams

2) Any student cheats in the exam must have a zero mark.

C. Benefit from social media in creating interactive learning.

1) Making online quizzes.

2) Creating learning groups and discussing academic matters.

VI. Topic Sentence: People support social media for several reasons.
A. Social media can enhance communication.
1) Social media can help people find their old friends and make new
friends.
2) They connect people everywhere and at any time.

B. Social media can support political participation.

1) Social media can increase civil people’s participation in political
matters.
2) Politicians can use media in their electoral campaigns.

C. Social media can enhance learning process.

1) They can increase interaction between students and teachers.
2) Students can learn from professionals via social media such as
YouTube.

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VII. Topic Sentence: Social media can increase social awareness.
People support this idea for several reasons.
A. Social media can help people share different issues within the community.

1) They make people aware of social, political and environmental

issues such as climate change.

2) People can know about the dangers and problems around them.

B. Social media increase social cohesion.

1) People can get help and advice from others.

2) Social media help people respond quickly to disasters.

VIII. Topic sentence: Social media can support business.

People support this idea for several reasons.
A. They are useful for companies.
1) Companies advertise their products online.
2) Get interactions and feedback from customers to understand the market
and improve their products.

B. They can help employers.

1) Publish job vacancies online.
2) Look for employees or job candidates.
IX. Conclusion
A. To conclude, although social media may have some dangers like fake
communication, political instability and false information, they have other
benefits.

B. They are useful in communication, political participation, interactive

learning, social awareness and business. Therefore, people should use social
media carefully.