argumentative essays

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What is a claim? Options: a statement used to support or prove the thesis, quotations from a source, the analysis explaining the meaning of evidence, a sentence that grabs your reader's attention

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a statement used to support or prove the thesis

Front

What is evidence?

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quotations from a source

Front

What order do essays go in? Options: Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph, Conclusion, Body Paragraph, Introduction, Conclusion, Body Paragraph, Introduction, Body Paragraph, Conclusion, Body Paragraph, Conclusion, Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph

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Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph, Conclusion

Front

What order do the sentences in a body paragraph go in?

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Topic Sentence, Evidence, Explanation

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The act of convincing someone of your point of view. The author uses a blend of facts and opinions to convince the audience.

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persuasion

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This essay uses evidence and facts to prove whether or not a thesis is true. The essay presents two sides of a single issue.

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argumentative

Front

The person/people you are trying to convince

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audience

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your own personal point of view

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opinion

Front

something that can be proven

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fact

Front

Examples which include facts, direct quotes, or personal experience

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supporting details