Introduction to the Parts of an Argument

Introduction to the

Parts of an Argument

12th grade English

Warm Up

What is an argument? What makes for a strong

argument? What kinds of things weaken a persons

argument?

What is Argument?

? Argument can be defined as:

?a process of reasoning

?a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point

?a composition intended to convince or persuade

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Structure of an Argument

?Hook/attention grabber

?Claim with background information

?Arguments

At least 2 reasons to support your claim w/ textual evidence

?Counterargument Opposition to claim

?Rebuttal With Evidence to contradict counter

?Conclusion / Call to action

Let¡¯s break it down

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