Argumentative Essay Structure

A set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.

• Argument

• Claim

• Evidence

• Counterclaim

The purpose of a claim is to support your argument. In order to support your claim, you should have one or more of these to explain why.

• reason

• counterclaim

• evidence

In order to support your claim and reasons, you need

• Counterclaim

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reason

____ is the opposing claim being made

• Claim

• Topic sentence

• Counterclaim

"Self-driving cars should replace human drivers" is a

• Evidence

• Claim

• Reason

• Conclusion

What is the purpose of a conclusion in a argumentative essay?

• To convince the reader to agree with your position

• To remind the reader what your argument was that you made

• To emphasize the importance of your argument in general 

A structured essay that uses a clear topic sentence, claim, counterclaim, evidence and reasoning for the purpose of persuading others is

• Desciptive Essay

• Narrative Essay

• Argumentative Essay