Argumentative Writing

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What is a claim?

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A statement of fact that could be argued and proven with evidence

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What is evidence?

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Quotations and facts from a source

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What is analysis?

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Explanation of the meaning of evidence

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Credible

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Reliable, Trusted, Accurate

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Credible or Not Credible? Wikipedia

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Not Credible

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Credible or Not Credible? A blog post

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Not Credible

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Websites that end in .gov, .org, .edu: Credible or Not Credible?

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Credible

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GOAL: The writer aims to get the reader to agree with her/his perspective.

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Persuasive

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GOAL: The writer aims to get the reader to accept his perspective/his side as truth.

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Argumentative

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TECHNIQUE: Relevant reasons and credible data are blended to demonstrate the writer’s argument as true.

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Argumentative