How do you structure your arguments in essay writing?

For each paragraph, use the PEEL method- point, evidence, explanation, and link to the question. For example, if the question is 'Evaluate the Cognitive Approach to psychology:' For example:P- The cognitive approach is strong because it uses scientific and objective measures.E- Loftus and Palmer(1974) in their leading questions experiment used controlled and replicable procedures.E- This meant that their results were reliable. L- This makes the Cognitive approach to psychology a strong approach because experiments that have contributed towards this approach have reliable results which can be trusted to reach objective conclusions.

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