Argumentative Essay Flashcards
Having or showing a tendency to argue
Argumentative
A short piece of writing on particular topic
Essay
A kind of writing that aims to make the reader agree with writer’s opinion about controversial or debatable issue
Argumentative Essay
-Is a powerful, eye-catching to grab your reader’s attention
-Introduce you issue
-Provides information necessary to understand your argument
Hook
Simply name a topic and give a hint on what you’ll be talking about in your argumentative text. Briefly explain why the topic is important and who cares about it
Background information
This part contains the main argument or main point
-it is a concise, one sentence summary of your main point
Thesis statement(claim)
The reason, facts, statistics, examples, or statement from experts, studies or other sources to support your claim
Evidence
Body must provide
Evidence-
-Prior knowledge
-Experts opinion
-books and articles
Each paragraph must contain one reason and supporting details
The supporting details may include examples, statistics and personal experiences
Includes counterclaim or rebutal
Body
A claim made to rebut a previous claim
Counterclaim