{"id":4244,"date":"2016-10-24T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/?p=4244"},"modified":"2019-03-17T08:07:22","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T15:07:22","slug":"opinion-essay-everything-need-know-make-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/opinion-essay-everything-need-know-make-good\/","title":{"rendered":"The Opinion Essay: Everything You Need to Know to Make Yours Good"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve just been assigned to write an opinion essay. \u201cOpinions?!” You think, “I\u2019ve got plenty<\/i> of those!\u201d But slow down, cowboy, you\u2019re going to have to narrow it down to a single<\/i> opinion.<\/p>\n

More than that, you must be able to support that opinion with facts, figures, or examples from the real world<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.\u201d \u2015 Harlan Ellison<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Don\u2019t let that daunt you, though, because I\u2019m about to guide you through how to create an opinion essay, from start to finish.<\/p>\n

So Really, What’s an Opinion Essay?!<\/h2>\n

You want my opinion on the \u201copinion essay\u201d? It\u2019s like a 5-paragraph essay \u2026 but better!<\/p>\n

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An opinion essay is nothing more than an essay that focuses on a single opinion. You pick a point of view that you’re either in support of or against, and that\u2019s all you focus on. Your supporting information will all contribute to that one point of view.<\/p>\n

In contrast to an argumentative essay<\/a>, a persuasive essay<\/a>, or a pros and cons essay<\/a>, the opinion essay focuses on one opinion. There’s no counterpoints. There’s no contrasting points of view. There’s no comparison of advantages and disadvantages.<\/p>\n

For a few examples to get a better lay of the land when it comes to opinion essays, check out these example essays:<\/p>\n