Choose a topic. Depaul University's School for New Learning Writing Lab suggests that when choosing a topic, one must make sure it is arguable and capable of being researched.
Research the topic. Review all available information on the topic in order to form an educated opinion. Make sure to use information from credible sources, or sources whose information can be verified.
Determine your position on the topic. Depaul University's Writing Lab states that the position you choose in a cause-and-effect argument, or any argument, must be focused.
Introduce the topic being addressed. The introduction should include any background information needed for your audience to understand the topic.
Present the causes and effects of the topic. Causes, as stated by Colorado State University, provide the audience with the reasons that a specific thing occurred. Effects are what happened because of the causes.
Describe how the causes and effects of the topic go together and what they mean. Clarify your stance on the topic and how the causes and effects support that stance.
Summarize the argument. As stated by faculty at California State University, explaining the importance of the argument to the audience will help create a personal connection to the information.