The document provides guidance on writing an effective argumentative essay. It outlines that an argumentative essay requires stating a claim and backing it up with a position. It can be supported, refuted, or qualified. Supporting is easiest while qualifying is most challenging. Evidence such as literature, history, or personal experience can be used. Facts, statistics, examples, expert opinions, and appeals to beliefs or emotions are appropriate types of evidence. Organization, accurate and relevant evidence, and clear evaluation of the claim in relation to the topic are keys to a persuasive argument.
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The document provides guidance on writing an effective argumentative essay. It outlines that an argumentative essay requires stating a claim and backing it up with a position. It can be supported, refuted, or qualified. Supporting is easiest while qualifying is most challenging. Evidence such as literature, history, or personal experience can be used. Facts, statistics, examples, expert opinions, and appeals to beliefs or emotions are appropriate types of evidence. Organization, accurate and relevant evidence, and clear evaluation of the claim in relation to the topic are keys to a persuasive argument.
The document provides guidance on writing an effective argumentative essay. It outlines that an argumentative essay requires stating a claim and backing it up with a position. It can be supported, refuted, or qualified. Supporting is easiest while qualifying is most challenging. Evidence such as literature, history, or personal experience can be used. Facts, statistics, examples, expert opinions, and appeals to beliefs or emotions are appropriate types of evidence. Organization, accurate and relevant evidence, and clear evaluation of the claim in relation to the topic are keys to a persuasive argument.
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The document provides guidance on writing an effective argumentative essay. It outlines that an argumentative essay requires stating a claim and backing it up with a position. It can be supported, refuted, or qualified. Supporting is easiest while qualifying is most challenging. Evidence such as literature, history, or personal experience can be used. Facts, statistics, examples, expert opinions, and appeals to beliefs or emotions are appropriate types of evidence. Organization, accurate and relevant evidence, and clear evaluation of the claim in relation to the topic are keys to a persuasive argument.
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state a claim and back up your points on your view of a specific topic You can argue any position that will effectively back up your claim You can either refute, support, or qualify Supporting the claim is considered the easiest to AP readers Refuting the claim is considered to be slightly harder to AP readers than supporting Qualifying the argument is considered the most challenging task of the three, and therefore will earn more merit by AP readers Evidence such as literary, historical, or personal (not preferred) can be used to develop your argument effectively Choose your evidence based on the ideas that come to you and will be the easiest to relate to your topic Facts-Verifiable Statements Statistics-Facts expressed in numbers Examples-Specific cases covered by an assertion Expert opinions-The judgments of authorities Appeals to readers’ beliefs or needs Persuading the audience through ethos, pathos, or logos. Ethos is appeals to credibility as an author Pathos is appeals to emotions of any kind Logos is appeals to a logical approach to the argument Evidence must be accurate It must be drawn from reliable resources or quoted exactly Evidence must be relevant to topic Must relate and support the topic being discussed Organization is key when persuading an argument in an essay Your sequence of assertions must be logically clear and effective When writing an argumentative essay, you must have clear ideas that relate and evaluate your claim towards the topic Don’t forget that you can agree, disagree, or qualify your argument Make sure you clearly choose your side Your argument can be proven best by specific and factual evidence or experience Things such as: Underlining the title of the book Checking your grammar (especially verb-tense shifts) Use the present tense when addressing the author, texts, and claim Only use past tense when presenting historical facts