Argumentative Claims and Responses

What is a claim?

• A statement or an assertion that something is the truth

• A fact

• An opinionated question

• A lie

Choose the best transition word.

• And

• So

• Because

• Additionally

Do argumentative essays include mostly opinions or evidence?

• Opinions

• Evidence

Choose the best thesis statement.

• I think that Jon was guilty.

• Jon definitely stole the candy.

• Jon was eating a Hershey's bar so he stole the candy.

• Jon has stolen candy before, therefore, it is probable that he did it again.

What is the first paragraph of an argumentative essay called?

• The start

• The introduction

• The beginning

• The opening

What is the middle paragraph(s) of an argumentative essay called?

• The paragraph(s) with details

• The stomach

• The body

• The evidence

What is the last paragraph of an argumentative essay called?

• The body

• The concluding statement

• The end

• The conclusion

Does the thesis statement go at the beginning or end of the introduction?

• Beginning

• End