Which statement most strongly establishes a claim?
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D. Dark chocolate is a good snack choice because it contains healthy antioxidants and vitamins.
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An argumentative essay should include strong ______, which are statements that support the writer's claim
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REASONS
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Read the claim from Deepali's argumentative essay.
The United Nations continues to be a relevant institution, working globally to prevent wars, monitor human rights, and enforce international laws.
Now, read the topic sentence from a body paragraph of his essay.
Without the presence of the various United Nations organizations, people worldwide would suffer.
Which sentence should Deepali add to the body paragraph to most fully develop the claim?
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D. Currently, the United Nations has sixteen peacekeeping operations that are performing critical functions such as protecting civilians.
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Writers should avoid bias in an argumentative essay because bias is
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B. an unfair opinion about something or someone
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In an argumentative essay, the main purpose of the introduction is to establish the writer's
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C. CLAIM
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Read the body paragraph from an argumentative essay.
Dancers are by far the most talented athletes in modern society. All dancers are really strong, graceful, and flexible. Everyone wishes they could be coordinated like dancers. Only people who have never seen a dance say dancers are not athletes.
Which sentence should be revised to avoid fallacious reasoning?
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D. Only people who have never seen a dance say dancers are not athletes.
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Each of these excerpts is from a different introduction. Which excerpt establishes a claim?
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C. You may have heard about recent cuts in arts education funding. Yet the arts are crucial to helping develop problem-solving, innovation, and creativity.
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Read Dimitri's outline for the claim and one body paragraph of his argumentative essay.
Claim: Social networking improves society.
Reasons: It helps people to share information and connect with global events.
Evidence: A recent survey showed that almost 30% of Americans get their news from social networking rather than from TV or radio.
Counterclaim: Social networking is distracting, leading to lower grades among students.
To fully develop the claim in his essay, the best way for Dimitri to improve his outline is to
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C. add a rebuttal to discredit the counterclaim and support his claim.
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Read Mustafa's introduction to his argumentative essay.
Do you ever feel like everywhere you look you are bombarded by advertising? There are video advertisements during TV shows, in cell phone apps, and on the Internet. There are paper ads in newspapers and magazines, on billboards, and even on public transportation. Last week, I was riding home on the school bus and was startled to notice that there were ads on the ceiling of my school bus.
Mustafa should revise the introduction because he should
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A. state a claim.
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