: In a situation where the policy position might be implemented in more than one form, your first step should be to lay out the underpinning principles that you recognise. In the example you

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In a situation where the policy position might be implemented in more than one form, your first step should be to lay out the underpinning principles that you recognise.

In the example you quote, I might oppose the proposal for 5-year term limits because I

oppose term limits of any kind
support term limits in principle, but believe five years is too short
support term limits in principle, but believe five years is too long

Once you have defined the field in this way, you can state the basis for your position and then arrange your arguments to match that position.

In this case, you can then argue (logically) for term limits in general but against the specific term proposed. (If you do that, without laying out your analysis first, your essay might be criticised as "confused" in that it appears both to support and to oppose the proposition.)

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