What is discussion text ?
One of the text To present at least two points of view about an issue.
(mengetengahkan paling tidak dua sudut pandang yang berbeda tentang suatu isu/ masalah)
Generic Structure:
Issue; masalah yang diangkat
Arguments for and arguments again; pendapat yang mendukung dan yang menentang
Conclusion or recommendation; kesimpulan , saran
Example:
ISSUE
The ethical issue about cheating is perhaps as old as education itself. The whole discussion generally ends with the question of whether cheating or letting other to cheat us during exam is ethically wrong. Concerning the latter there have been two opposing sides of opinion.
ARGUMEN FOR
Some people say that letting other to cheat is ethically right they say they need to help one another. If other people let us copy their work, then there is a good reason to give similar assist to them. They also argue that if they can not do a test, that is not in any way their fault. In fact, they don’t believe in tests. Test, according to them, mean nothing. So cheating doesn’t matter at all.
ARGUMEN AGAINST
Meanwhile, those who oppose the practice ‘mutual cheating’ regard the habits as unacceptable, and will do not good, to others. They say people will not learn for themselves if we always allow them to cheat us. Cheating each other’s work will make everyone get similar results and that sort of results will certainly be misleading. They who do not agree with letting other to cheat believe in helping themselves and urge others to do their own work.
CONCLUSION
There is no final answer as to whether letting others to cheat is ethically or socially wrong. In fact, the practice of cheating is still common, and may have become a custom or habit, and even a serious problem in many classroom as in many places.
