Supporting Arguments with Evidence

The video tutorial explains how to support arguments with evidence in AP essays. It outlines three key steps: naming the evidence, explaining it, and analyzing it. The tutorial emphasizes that analyzing is the most challenging part and provides a practical example involving a speeding scenario to illustrate how to effectively use evidence to support an argument.

What is the first step in supporting your argument with evidence?

• Analyze it

• Name it

• Explain it

• Ignore it

What does it mean to 'name' your evidence?

• To write down a relevant vocabulary word

• To summarize the argument

• To analyze the evidence

• To provide a counterargument

What is the purpose of explaining your evidence?

• To define the vocabulary word

• To introduce a new argument

• To confuse the reader

• To skip the analysis

What is the most challenging step in supporting your argument with evidence?

• Ignoring the evidence

• Analyzing the evidence

• Explaining the evidence

• Naming the evidence

In the example provided, what is the argument being made?

• The driver should call for medical help

• The driver should receive a ticket

• The driver should not receive a ticket

• The driver should slow down

How does the example illustrate the use of evidence to support an argument?

• By providing multiple unrelated examples

• By showing how the evidence is unrelated

• By ignoring the evidence

• By demonstrating how the evidence supports the argument