Argumentative Essays

Which of these is an argumentative prompt?

• Don't pay college athletes.

• Colleges should pay scholarship athletes an allowance.

• Should college scholarship athletes be paid?

• Athletes need money.

In what order should the elements of an argument appear in your essay?

• evidence, reasons, claim

• claim, reasons, evidence

• reasons, evidence, claim

• claim, evidence, reasons

Which of these is a claim?

• Middle school students are being worked too hard.

• Are middle school students being worked too hard?

• Studies have shown that school work is the main source of stress in 55% of middle school students.

Which of these is a reason?

• Should plastic bags be banned at grocery stores?

• Grocery stores should ban plastic bags.

• Plastic bags from grocery stores are harming the environment.

• About 10% of man-made plastic ends up floating in oceans.

Which of these is evidence?

• Do teachers deserve more pay?

• Teachers are underpaid.

• The average teacher's salary is not enough to pay the bills.

• Roughly 20% of teachers have a second job.

Claim: Taylor Swift is the greatest music artist of all time.

Which of these is NOT a counterclaim.

• Taylor Swift has won more Grammy awards than any other artist.

• The Beatles are the greatest music artists of all time.

• Although very talented, Taylor Swift is not the greatest music artist ever.

• Beyonce is, hands down, better than any other artist.

In "Music is a Must!" the author used _______ reasons to support their claim.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The argumentative essay "Music is a Must!" was . . .

• 3 paragraphs

• 4 paragraphs

• 5 paragraphs

• 1 paragraph