Should celebrities give up the right to privacy?

How to answer: structure and key points

Essay outline

1. Introduction: restate the question in your own words and give your position.
2. Body paragraph 1: your main reason, with an example.
3. Body paragraph 2: a second reason, or the other side and why it is weaker.
4. Conclusion: restate your position in one or two sentences.
5. Stay on the topic: a response that misses the topic scores zero on every trait.

An outline for this prompt

• The question: Does fame remove an entitlement to private life?
• Position: Public attention should not require abandoning all personal privacy.
• Paragraph 1: An audience can judge public performances without needing unrestricted access to an entertainer's personal life.
• Paragraph 2: Consider information relevant to public conduct separately from material that merely satisfies curiosity.
• Conclusion: Defend a boundary between public accountability and private life.

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