I am having a hard time persuading my readers of my point of view without getting off the subject. Any tips?

Its impossible to persuade everyone that reads your paper that your point of view is correct. I would try to make sure that you are well informed of the information that you are trying to write about and then keep your points short. If you try to do too much explaining then you will probably go off topic. If you stick with facts complimented by a few opinions here and there you should have an easy time staying on topic