How do you make large-scale changes? By rearranging the order of existing paragraphs to improve the structure and meaning of your paper . . . by adding entire new main points or subpoints to develop your thesis . . . or by locating and incorporating the kind of missing information that will better support your main points and subpoints or will provide basic background on your topic. With each subsequent version of an argumentative paper, you will come closer to convincing readers of your position.

Multiple versions are a fact of life for any writer who has ever travelled the main journey of writing an argumentative paper. Ask any instructor who has ever published a scholarly article whether subsequent versions were written. You may be surprised to hear about eight or ten versions, or more! While you may not need eight or ten subsequent versions of your paper to convince readers of your position, you are required to write a Second Version of your paper--based on feedback from YOUR readers.