Argumentative Writing

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What is support?

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Reasons and evidence

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What is a claim?

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A writer's position on a problem or issue

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What does a counterargument do?

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"Counters" an opposing viewpoint with more reasons or evidence, after the writer acknowledges that viewpoint

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What question should you ask yourself when trying to identify the writer's claim?

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What does the writer want me to believe or do after reading this passage?

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What does an example do for readers?

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Gives them an idea by using something that could possibly happen or has already happened

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What does it mean when a writer uses quotations?

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A document recording of someone's actual words

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Is it okay to use words like we, us, you, your, etc. in an argumentative essay?

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False

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Should I use contractions in my essay to establish a formal tone?

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False

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Is it okay to introduce a quote by saying things like - One piece of evidence to support my claim is?

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False

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Which phrase could you use when introducing a quote? Options: "35% of people ride a bike to work", People who disagree would say...., One piece of evidence  is..., In the article "..." by Author's Name it states,

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In the article "..." by Author's Name it states,