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how to write an argumentative essay
most argumentative essays have five
paragraphs an introduction three body
paragraphs and a conclusion
the introduction
the introduction begins with the hook an
attention-grabbing statement about the
topic the hook is followed by two to
three background sentences about the
topic the last part of the introduction
includes a clearly defined thesis
statement the thesis statement is also
called the claim it is the most
important part of an argumentative essay
that thesis statement clearly states the
writer's position and it is followed by
reasons that support the argument
body paragraphs 1 and 2. the first two
body paragraphs provide reasons evidence
and explanations to support the argument
presented in the thesis each body
paragraph begins with a transition word
next a reason to support the thesis is
stated the reason must be followed with
credible evidence examples of credible
evidence include examples quotes facts
and statistics it is important to give
credit to the author whose work is used
as evidence credit is provided with an
in-text citation and a reference list
citation the in-text citation includes
the author's last name and the year of
publication finally an example or
explanation is provided to show what the
evidence proves
body paragraph three
the third body paragraph includes the
counter argument and rebuttal the
counter argument is the opposing
position providing a counter argument
adds credibility to the essay and helps
gain the reader's trust the counter
argument is followed by the rebuttal the
rebuttal provides a reason to disprove
the counter argument to be effective the
rebuttal should be supported with
credible evidence and an explanation
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the conclusion the final paragraph of an
argumentative essay restates The Thesis
summarizes the reasons that support the
thesis and ends with a strong statement
about the topic the concluding paragraph
should not introduce new reasons or
evidence to support the writer's
position
reference list
a list of references or bibliography is
always included with an argumentative
essay references are alphabetized by the
author name or article title the first
line of each citation is aligned left
the following lines are indented
that's it now you know how to write an
argumentative essay
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