Argument Writing

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What is a claim?

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a statement that names the position or stance you take on a topic

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What is a reason?

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A statement provided by the writer to justify and support WHY a claim should be accepted.

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What is evidence?

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information such as statistics, facts, definitions, and quotations from experts, that are used to support a reason

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Counterclaim

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the position or stance taken by the opposite side in an argument

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Arguing about whether or not rats are useful to humans, which would make the best claim?

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Rats are beneficial to humans.

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What is the best reason to argue that rats are useful to humans?

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One reason is that rats are a good potential food source.

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If you were arguing about whether or not rats are useful to humans, which of the following would make the best evidence?

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Rat meat is rich in protein (Lane 3).

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Which of the following uses an in-text citation correctly?
Options: Rat meat is rich in protein (Becky Lane)., Rat meat is rich in protein (Lane)., Rat meat is rich in protein (page 3)., Rat meat is rich in protein (source 2).

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Rat meat is rich in protein (Lane).

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Best analysis of evidence: Rat meat is rich in protein (Lane 3).

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Rats could be important to solving world hunger by providing protein to people with little access to traditional protein sources.