Argumentative Essay: Three Cheers for the Nanny State

statements that can be proved

• fact

• opinion

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

statements by well-informed authorities

• facts

• expert opinions

• data

• personal observations

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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information gathered scientifically

• anecdotes

• facts

• data

• expert opinions

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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writer's own experiences

• data

• facts

• personal observations

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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CCSS.RI.7.8

true stories that illustrate ideas

• anecdotes

• personal observations

• expert opinions

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

the position a write presents and defends is called a counterargument

• true

• false

the position a writer presents and defends

• fact

• data

• claim

• reason

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

opposing views the writer discusses and disproves is called a claim

• true

• false

What is a counterargument?

• the position a writer presents and defends

• opposing views the writer discusses and disproves

• information that supports the claim and shows that it is the right one

Are reasons and evidence information that supports the claim and shows that it is right or true?

• true

• false

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8