A Student Sample of a Position Paper Outline
I. Thesis statement:
Although it might be thought that early marriage is a solution for the financial problems from which poor families suffer, it should not be legalized due to its physical, psychological, and social hazards.
II. The opponents might think that early marriage would solve the financial problems poor families suffer from.
- Early marriage would help parents get rid of some of their
financial burdens.
- It would enable the parents pay more attention to other kids in
the family.
1. It helps them save their money which would enable
them to provide better education, health care. ….. for other kids.
- Even if early marriage would help families get rid of some of their financial burdens, in case of divorce, this would add more if the divorced daughter is back with kids.
- They should not sacrifice the happiness of their daughter for the
sake of other members in the family.
1. Kids in a family are all equal.
2. It is not the daughter’s job to help parents by getting
married at an early age.
III. The first reason why early marriage should not be legalized is related to the physical problems it might cause.
A. These physical problems might affect the mother.
1. The mother might suffer from a lot of diseases because
she is immature and her weak body might not be able to
resist the complications of pregnancy…..
a. Some examples of such diseases are…………..
B. Other physical problems might affect the baby.
1. When the mother’s body is weak, this will definitely affect
the baby and on the long run he/she will be suffering and
struggling with life.
a. Some examples of such diseases are…………..
IV. The second reason for not legalizing early marriage is that it causes psychological problems.
- The wife might feel disappointed as she is not old enough to
bear that big and heavy responsibility.
1. Examples of these problems might be ……………
B. The husband might feel he has made a big mistake by getting
married to a young girl and that would affect their relation as
well as the whole family.
V. The third reason why early marriage should not be legalized is because of its social problems.
A. The wife would be negatively affecting the whole society as
she would be responsible for bringing up a poorly bred
generation.
VI.Conclusion