Types of claims and argumentative essay Flashcards

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An arguable statement that establishes whether something is true or untrue.

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Claim of Fact

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This statement is not generally accepted as fact; it is only claimed as such.

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Claim of fact

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An arguable statement that shows judgement, appraisal, and evaluation on whether something is good, bad, wrong, right, better, worst, moral, or immoral based on a set of criteria.

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Claim of Value

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An arguable statement that attempts to offer, maintain, or change a course of action in response to the issue presented.

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Claim of policy

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A coherent set of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view.

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Argument

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One of the most popular texts that highly utilizes arguments.

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Argumentative essay

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Shows the readers that one idea is more legitimate than the other through logic and reason.

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Argumentative essay

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Part of an argumentative essay that generally presents the topic, its context, and relevance.

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Introduction

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Parts of the introduction

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Hook, background, and thesis statement.

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Houses an extensive discussion of your main arguments, backed up with solid evidences and concrete ideas.

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Body

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Inclusions of body

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Reasons, counterarguments, and refutation.

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Counterarguments

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Opposing views to your claims.

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-Main thesis
-Summarize the arguments that support the main thesis.
-Call for action

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Conclusion

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