Argumentative Evidence

information used to back up and support your answer

• bridge

• persuasion

• argument

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

True or False:
Evidence is facts that support your claim. 

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

A counterargument challenges the argument by addressing the position of someone who may not agree with you. 

• True

• False

A refutation demonstrates why the counterargument is wrong. 

• True

• False

Assess the effectiveness of workplace anti-discrimination measures in the last decade.

• Build up your own argument about which kinds of measures have been most or least effective, and why.

• Provide a selection of data on the measures’ effectiveness.

• Use evidences to support your claims.

This part of argumentative essay is where you develop your arguments in detail. Here you’ll present evidence, analysis, and reasoning to convince the reader that your thesis statement is true.

• Introduction

• Body

• Conclusion

Given the topic below, which argumentative essay prompt is the appropriate response? Discuss the effects of globalization on the economy of Nigeria.

• Just list all the effects you can think of.

• Develop a focused argument about the overall effect and why it matters, backed up by evidence from sources.

• Explain the effects of globalization through charts and graphs.

• Use various sources to highlight the effects and provide research data.

This part of the argumentative essay makes up the central argument-the claim(s) that the rest of the essay will work to back up with evidence and analysis.

The final sentence usually tries to capture the importance or originality of the argument in a strong, memorable statement.

• True

• False

• Partly true

• Somehow false

In which part of the argumentative essay will you include your evidence?

• Introduction

• Body Paragraph

• Hook

• Conclusion