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Argument Essay Practice
Topic – Comedy
Mr. Eugene
AP English Language and Composition
The Prompt Prompt begins with a quote or passage
asserting a specific point of view. Directions for composition take one of two
forms:
1. Write an essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies ___________’s statement about ___________.
2. Write an essay that evaluates the validity of the speaker’s ideas about __________ in light of __________.
Planning your response Always begin by quickly identifying your position and the
evidence you will use to illustrate/support it. Choose a structure appropriate to your argument:
The 4-5 paragraph essay Focus: confirmation of thesis Structure: Intro expressing position followed by 2-3 body
paragraphs offering specific evidence in support of thesis The classical argument
Focus: discredit opposing views before confirming thesis Structure: Introduction expressing position followed by
1-2 paragraphs identifying and disproving opposing points of view 1-2 paragraphs offering specific evidence in support of thesis
Rogerian argumentation Focus: Creating win/win rhetorical situations by finding common
ground with opposing views Structure: Introduction defuses controversy by redefining core
values of the argument; no set structure for body of essay.
Today’s exercise
Five quotes, three minutes each: Read the quote and immediately identify the
point of view and your reaction to it. Quickly write a short-hand expression of your
position. Identify evidence that you will use and outline
a structure for your argument.
Quote #1
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.
– Henry Ward Beecher
Quote #2
Humor is just another defense against the universe.
-- Mel Brooks
Quote #3
I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it.
-- Frank Howard Clark
Quote #4
Comedy is tragedy plus time.
-- Carol Burnett
Quote #5
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
– Moliere