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Argument Claims
English II
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Determine what kind of paper you are writing:
• An argumentative/persuasive paper makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claim with specific evidence. The goal of the argumentative paper is to convince the audience that the claim is true based on the evidence provided.
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Argument Claim Qualities
• Claim Notes• Your thesis is the answer to your research question• Clear and direct; narrow• Debatable• It is ONE sentence that summarizes your paper.• It may be a long sentence, or a short sentence, and anything
in between.• It is always the last sentence of your introduction paragraph.• It is NOT a detailed description of your paper – it’s the BIG
IDEA sentence.
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Questions to ask when developing your claim:
• What is the topic you want to write about?• What is the main opinion/point on this topic?• What is the strongest reason supporting your
issue?• What is another strong reason supporting your
issue?• What is the main argument against your issue?• What is a possible title for your essay?
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Types of claims
• Claims of fact or definition: These claims argue about what the definition of something is or whether something is a settled fact. Example: What some people refer to as global warming is actually nothing more than normal, long-term cycles of climate change.
• Claims of cause and effect: These claims argue that one person, thing, or event caused another thing or event to occur. Example: The popularity of SUV's in America has caused pollution to increase.
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Types of Claims Continued…
• Claims about value: These are claims made of what something is worth, whether we value it or not, how we would rate or categorize something.
Example: Global warming is the most pressing challenge facing the world today.• Claims about solutions or policies: These are claims that argue
for or against a certain solution or policy approach to a problem. Example: Instead of drilling for oil in Alaska we should be focusing on ways to reduce oil consumption, such as researching renewable energy sources.
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Good examples
• At least 25 percent of the federal budget should be spent on limiting pollution.
• Illegal drug use is detrimental because it encourages gang violence.
• America's anti-pollution efforts should focus on privately owned cars because it would allow most citizens to contribute to national efforts and care about the outcome.
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Rate the following thesis statements on a scale of 1 (weakest) to 5 (strongest) and write a brief statement
to explain your answer.
• Money is the root of all evil.• The grading system in Earth Science doesn’t
accurately reflect the students’ intellectual achievements.
• Teenagers bring guns to school for a variety of personal and environmental reasons.
• William McKinley was president of the United States from 1897-1901.
• Buckingham Palace plays no significant role in the government’s workings.
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Rate the following thesis statements on a scale of 1 (weakest) to 5 (strongest) and write a brief statement
to explain your answer.
• Nothing beats the taste of freshly squeezed orange juice in the morning.
• There are many different causes for school violence.
• I think violent video games can increase aggressive behavior in teenagers and children.
• There is too much government interference in our society to allow the average citizen to truly feel free.
• Ranchers don’t support the wolf reintroduction program because wolves kill.