Sample Opening Statements, Arguments, and Closing
Statements
PROS
Opening Statement – Teaching is the noblest profession since the beginning of time. This
profession has led the pathway to knowledge. The highly esteemed profession has molded the
world.
Argument – (the argument should provide convincing information in opposition to the cons
side.) – Teaching is a helping profession that remains important in today’s society. Being a
teacher offers numerous rewarding experiences that cannot be measured financially. Teachers
receive excellent benefits, and they nurture and mold the minds of the leaders of the future.
Furthermore, teaching offers much freedom and enables one to become exposed to many
opportunities.
Closing Statement – You have heard the arguments today in favor of the teaching profession.
Many of the benefits of teaching cannot be measured by money or recognition from o ѡ