Argumentative essay

What is a claim? 

• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention 

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  quotations from a source

• The analysis explaining the meaning of the evidence

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  a statement used to support or prove the thesis

What is direct evidence?

• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention

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  the analysis explaining the meaning of evidence

• quotations straight from a source

• a statement used to support or prove the thesis

What is a thesis statement?

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  a question posed to engage the reader

• the conclusion drawn from the evidence presented

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  a claim that can be supported with evidence

• a summary of the main points in an essay

What role does evidence play in an argument?

• to provide emotional appeal to the audience

• to summarize the main ideas of the argument

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  to support and validate the claims made

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  to introduce new topics for discussion

What is the purpose of a counterargument?

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  to summarize the argument in a different way

• to provide additional evidence for the thesis

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  to distract the reader from the main point

• to strengthen the main argument by addressing opposing views

What is the significance of a rebuttal in an argument?

• to reinforce the original argument without addressing opposition

• to introduce new evidence unrelated to the thesis

• to present a counterpoint to the opposing argument

• to provide a summary of the argument

How does one effectively support a thesis statement?

• by posing rhetorical questions to the reader

• by summarizing the main points of the essay

• by using logical reasoning and credible sources

• by providing anecdotal evidence

Conclusion: Discuss the positive and negative impacts

• True

• False

What is the primary purpose of an argumentative essay?

• To present information

• To persuade the reader

• To entertain the reader

• To summarize a topic

Where is the thesis statement typically placed in an argumentative essay?

• At the beginning of the essay

• In the middle of the essay

• At the end of the introductory paragraph

• In the conclusion