The following tips can help shape the writing style for your commentary:
- Use a catchy title that frames the main point or question of your article
- Make the first paragraph a good summary of the rest of the article
- Explain the background to the issues before launching into opinions on them
- Include appropriate references to the work or opinions of others that have informed your views
- Describe points of controversy or disagreement
- Raise unresolved questions
- Try not to write in the first-person voice using "I" or "we"