Introduction (1 paragraph):  Did socrates corrupt the young?  What answer is it going to give? What are the key ideas that will support that answer? Arguments for your answer.  (1 or 2? Maybe one paragraph for each?) First argument Second argument (etc.) Consideration of arguments against your answer, and responses to each. (1 or 2?) First argument against your answer  Explain the argument: “It might be objected that…” or “Someone who disagrees might say that…” or something similar. Answer the argument — what’s wrong with it:  “But this would be mistaken, because…” or “The trouble with this response is…” or something similar. Second argument against your answer (etc.) Conclusion (1 paragraph):  “in this paper I have argued that…”  Summary of the key points.