The Argumentative Essay

An ___________ _______ is a formal essay that persuades the reader to agree with your thesis statement.

Supporting paragraphs -

(click all that apply)

• present support for your argument and unique facts

• use the persuasive apppeals

• rely on anecdotal information

• are always the introductory paragraph in an argumentative essay

True or false, there are three key elements of a good argumentative essay: a strong argument, thesis and comprehensive research.

• True

• False

________ appeals to the audience's reason, building up logical arguments.

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• all of these

______ appeals to the speaker's status or authority, making the audience more likely to trust them.

• Logos

• Pathos

• Ethos

• All of these.

________ appeals to the emotions, trying to make the audience feel angry or sympathetic.

• Logos

• Pathos

• Ethos

• All of these.

A ___________ is meant to immediately capture a reader's attention in an essay.

A hook is found -

• usually in the frst sentence of the introduction.

• immediately before the thesis.

• at the beginniing of the first supporting paragraph.

• at the beginning of the conluding paragraph.

Typical hooks include (click all that apply):

• a short story.

• words on the subject from some popular or authoritarian figure.

• some really interesting fact on the topic.

• a question that is used to generate thought in the reader.

True or false, in an argumentative essay, you should avoid a preachy tone and avoid exclamation marks to insure your reader follows your argumment all the way through.

• True

• False