ARGUMENTATIVE

 

This is a structured essay using clear CLAIM, EVIDENCE, & REASONING for the purpose of persuading others

• narrative essay

• argumentative essay

• explanatory essay

• descriptive essay

What is the purpose of an ARGUMENTATIVE PAPER?

• Entertain the reader with a story

• Describe using the five senses

• Argue for/against a topic

• To inform the reader about a topic

Once you choose a position/side, you should

• develop an introduction

• outline your entire essay

• develop your claim/thesis

• generate ideas

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

• argument

• evidence

• claim

• controversy

What is a claim?

• The counterargument.

• Your views on a topic.

• The sentence that gets the reader's attention.

• The main idea of an essay.

 

To support a claim, you should have one or more of these, which tell why.

• statistic

• counterclaim

• counterargument

• reason

This tells more about the reasons that support a claim, especially why it matters.

• counterclaim

• claim

• reason

• evidence

 

__________ is the opposing claim; the other side.

• Counter-claim

• Rebuttal

• Conclusion

• Claim

 

What is the purpose of a counterclaim?

• Shows that you are smart.

• Shows that you have considered the other side of the argument.

• Shows that only your opinion matters.

• Shows that you are only discussing one side of the argument.

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

• To convince the reader to argue your position

• To convince the reader to agree with your position

• To inform the reader about a topic

• To balance out both sides of the position