Argumentative Writing

interesting quote, anecdote, or example at the beginning of a writing that grabs reader's attention

A transition statement explaining how the evidence supports the reason and the claim; designed to help essay flow smoothly.

This part of an essay has paragraphs that each focus on a specific idea to discuss and/or prove. These paragraphs will start with a topic sentence and give evidence and explanations.

A writer/speaker asks his/her audience to support their claim by doing something.

This paragraph stresses the importance of the topic and the writer's claim. This paragraph will bring closure to the essay.

This part of an essay or speech that gives background information about the topic and also includes the writer's claim.

Crediting source within the paper.

to restate in other words

to repeat exactly what someone else has said or written

the opposing claim or opposite opinion

belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something : what someone thinks about a particular thing

something that truly exists or happens : something that has actual existence

to prove (something) is false by using arguments or evidence

the way that something is built, arranged, or organized

a statement or fact that explains why something is the way it is, why someone does, thinks, or says something, or why someone behaves a certain way