ProCon

经常有用户反映写作文想不到素材和观点。要在考场上短短几十分钟内写出一篇观点清晰、例证丰富的文章，需要平时大量的积累。这里推荐一个很好用的素材观点网站：www.procon.org

www.procon.org 是一家非盈利性质的公益网站，其成立目标是通过提供对常见争议话题的多方面观点，培养大众的批判性思维，让民众对争议性事件有更加清晰的认识。在 www.procon.org 上几乎可以找到所有常见争议话题的正反方观点，比如枪支管控（gun control），动物实验（animal testing）以及社交网络的好处与坏处（the pros and cons of social networking）等。

举个例子，很多英语考试经常会出现这样一道辩题：Should Students Have to Wear School Uniforms? 对此，网站上列出了正反方几个观点并进行了解释。正方观点有：

(1) School uniforms may deter crime and increase student safety.

(2) School uniforms keep students focused on their education, not their clothes.

(3) School uniforms create a level playing field among students, reducing peer pressure and bullying.

(4) Wearing uniforms enhances school pride, unity, and community spirit.

反方观点则是：

(1) School uniforms restrict students’ freedom of expression.

(2) School uniforms promote conformity over individuality.

(3) School uniforms emphasize the socio-economic divisions they are supposed to eliminate.

(4) Uniforms may have a detrimental effect on students’ self-image.

上面这些观点加以组织和展开就是一篇议论文了。

通读网站上这些内容不仅可以让我们对常见话题有更加清晰和全面的认识，而且还能让我们学到很多与该话题相关的表达。平时感到观点贫瘠的同学可以多去这个网站上看看，按照网站话题分类查找自己需要的话题，然后深入学习其表达和观点。积累多了写作文时自然会感到有话可说。