Argumentative Writing-

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What does it mean to paraphrase someone else's ideas?

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You summarize what they have said in your own words.

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During the claim-evidence-reason pattern, the claim is

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where you state your point

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During the claim-evidence-reasoning pattern, the reason is

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your opinions that support your claim

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Counterclaim

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The opposing viewpoint

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What is a claim?

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The writer’s position that they are trying to prove

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What is evidence?

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Facts and statistics to support ideas

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Counterargument

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Counterclaim

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If your claim is, “Students should wear school uniforms,” your counterclaim would be ...

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Students should not wear school uniforms.

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What is information used to back up and support your answer?

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Evidence

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Requires a student to research a topic and then take a side by stating a claim.

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Argumentative Writing