1. Never make claims without supporting details.  It’s fine to make assertions, provided they’re duly supported with factual evidence and ample illustrations.  Without those, it’s difficult for readers to appreciate the reasoning behind any of your points, allowing them to easily dismiss your arguments without further thought.
2. Make sure you don’t omit any logical steps.  Make sure you include every logical step in each argument you make.  Sometimes, we end up leaving out details that seem obvious to us, but might not be apparent to our audience.   This is especially true when writing about material we’re very familiar with — it’s easy to assume others will have the same level of affinity to it as we do.  Fact is, though, they usually won’t.
3. Offer extended definition for potentially vague terms.  If you’re inserting a relative term (such as “basic needs” or “proper education”), be clear about how you’re using them by offering extended definitions.  Readers won’t know what your use of the term “basic needs” include, so clear the air and state it plainly.

When you first get a topic to write about, ask the right questions to help you put it in proper context:

1. What is the history behind this topic?
2. What has been written about this topic that is relevant to your discussion?
3. What are the prevailing views about it on both sides – both for and against?
4. How do you respond to arguments opposing it?

These, along other similar questions, will help move your thinking into the ongoing developments on the subject, allowing you to work on your topic with the proper context in mind.  Only after then does it really make good sense to begin organizing the ideas you want to express, as you can be certain you’re doing it from the right frame.

Like all works of writing, ideas aren’t enough.  You have to write them clearly and effectively with the help of a good grammar software if you want to make the most impact with your arguments.

Every now and then, you’ll come across something that just blows your mind.  You find it incredibly fascinating.  At first look, you immediately know that other people will, too.  That, right there, is a good idea for your next feature article.

Since this kind of inspired discovery doesn’t happen like clockwork, good writers need to be able to seek out good ideas on their own.  While any half-decent thought can be turned into a decent piece with some amount of skill and a good editing software, chancing upon “great ideas” is what really turns things around.

The following, in my opinion, are the qualities of an idea that can be turned into a powerful piece of writing:

• An undeniable appeal. A great idea should fill some form of need that’s inherent in your reader.  You do know who your readers are, right?
• Beneficial facts. Something about the subject will be beneficial to the reader – one that they will chance upon and say, “Hey, that’s useful.”
• A good angle. Is there a good angle to the subject, one that can tie everything together.  If there is, there’s a high probability it’s something readers will enjoy.
• Uniqueness. The more unique the subject of the idea, the more compelling it usually is.
• Action. Is there something about this idea that will inspire action events in your readers’ minds?

If your idea fulfills all or most of the above requirements, there’s a good chance it will do really well as a feature piece.  Filter them through that and see how it works.