First try to define clearly the issue. Give most charitable reconstruction of each argument for and against it. Offer examples that concur with the thesis you are elucidating or proposing, imagine counterexamples that show your thesis does not work, and try to reply. After considering all reasons for and against, reach for a conclusion. Use examples to illustrate a thesis or to argue that there is a counter-example to the claim you are considering.
Examples are crucial in philosophical discussions.
Give a brief introductory paragraph that says what the paper will do and how it will do it. Remind the reader where you are in your argument, why this step is necessary to reach your conclusion, what are we going to do next. Make the structure of your argument explicit. State what follows from the thesis and what follows from the attribution. Make an outline A philosophy paper should have a clear structure and its arguments should be well organized.