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Name Argumentative Essay Outline

Argumentative Essay Outline


The purpose of an argumentative essay is to convince the reader to
agree with your opinion about a controversial topic. A good
argumentative essay includes:
• Your claim
• Reasons/evidence that support your claim
• Possible counterarguments and why they are incorrect
An argumentative essay is structured in the following way:

Introduction Paragraph1 Hook


Background Information
Claim/Thesis Statement
Body Paragraph 2 1st Reason/Evidence
• Details
• Details
Paragraph 3 2nd Reason/Evidence
• Details
• Details
Paragraph 4 3rd Reason/Evidence
• Details
• Details
Paragraph 5 Counterargument #1
• refute/attack
Counterargument #2
• refute/attack
Conclusion Paragraph 6 Restate Claim/Thesis in a
different way

DIRECTIONS: Use this information to outline your argumentative essay.

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