German audiences follow arguments structurally. They expect reasoning to proceed logically from premises through steps to conclusions. Make your structure explicit so people can follow along: first this point, then this point, therefore this conclusion. Organize your material systematically rather than presenting scattered observations.
Your audience should be able to reconstruct your logic and evaluate whether your conclusions actually follow from your evidence. Arguments that lack clear structure—that jump around, that assert conclusions without showing how they follow—are harder to evaluate and therefore less persuasive. The work of organizing your argument clearly signals that you have thought it through carefully.
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