Analyze Argument Essay

Your conclusion should contain

• a restating of your thesis

• a brief summary of your main ideas

• recommendation or prediction

• all of the above

________ words are those that specify the action you are supposed to complete when you analyse an essay question (e.g. summarise, compare, agree)

• Content

• Task

• Limit

• Essay

Counterclaim

• an original account or record created at the time of an event by someone who witnessed or was involved in it. Autobiographies, letters, and government records are types of primary sources.

• a claim made by someone with an opposing opinion on a given issue. When creating an argument, you must be able to argue against counterclaims.
  

• a sentence, usually in the introduction of an essay, that states the writer’s position or opinion on the topic of the essay. A thesis statement should go beyond telling the reader the topic of the essay. It should tell the reader what the writer thinks about the topic.

• facts and details that support the claim a writer is making

Rhetoric

• facts and details that support the claim a writer is making
  

• a statement that can be argued, such as whether a fact is true or not, a situation is good or bad, or one action is better than another
  

• the language a writer or speaker uses to persuade an audience
  

• a claim made by someone with an opposing opinion on a given issue. When creating an argument, you must be able to argue against counterclaims.
  

To examine in detail; to discover or reveal something through detailed examination

• analyze

• opinion

• fact

• persuade

When writing your argumentative essay, you should be using _______________ writing.

• informal

• formal

• serious

• arguable

An arguable statement or idea that the writer ask the audience to accept

• credibility

• fact

• claim

• formal writing

Which of the following is a key component of an argumentative essay?

• Introduction

• Narrative

• Dialogue

• Fiction

What is the primary purpose of a thesis statement in an argumentative essay?

• To entertain the reader

• To state the main argument

• To provide background information

• To summarize the essay

In an argumentative essay, which part presents the opposing viewpoints?

• Conclusion

• Introduction

• Body paragraphs

• Counterargument