What type of sentence is this? "It's absurd how Americans are buying water when there are more reliable systems in place already."
Argumentative Essay Background

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Medium
Stephanie Biondi
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Commentary (CM)
Concrete Detail (CD)
Counterclaim
Hook/Attention Grabber
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a claim?
the central argument
quotes and paraphrases you pull directly from the text in order to support your argument
explains to the reader why and how the quotes and paraphrases that were used helps prove the claim to be true
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is evidence?
the central argument
quotes and paraphrases you pull directly from the text in order to support your argument
explains to the reader why and how the quotes and paraphrases that were used helps prove the claim to be true
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is commentary?
the central argument
quotes and paraphrases you pull directly from the text in order to support your argument
explains to the reader why and how the quotes and paraphrases help prove the claim to be true
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The speech states, “... one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers” (King).
This sentence is:
Evidence
Commentary
Neither
Both
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The correct ratio of evidence to commentary is:
1 evidence : 1 commentary
1 evidence : 2 commentary
2 evidence : 1 commentary
2 evidence : 2 commentary
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes the purpose of using evidence in an argumentative essay?
To provide personal opinions and anecdotes to make the essay more relatable
To offer facts, statistics, or quotes to support the essay's claims
To restate the essay's thesis in different words
To introduce new topics that are not covered in the essay's thesis
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