Name this part!
This is the introduction of the argument. It expresses the main idea, the perspective, reason or the argument itself.
What is the claim?
Which of the 5 elements of an argument is this quote an example of?
"I now have a strong belief that a lack of education for women is the great source of the unhappiness I hate."
What is a claim?
Based on this quote: "Extremists hate smart girls because smart girls are less likely to be kept down,"
Which of these statements represents the author's point of view?
A. Educating girls gives them more independence
B. Educating girls will make them better mothers
What is A? Educating girls gives them more independence.
What is evidence? Where do you gather your evidence?
Evidence is your proof and support for your claim/thesis. Evidence comes from sources (such as an article, book, or website).
This is end of the essay. The claim is restated to wrap up the final expression of the argumentative essay.
What is the conclusion?
"Yet, because I am a woman, I would not want my readers to think that I mean to strongly avoid the question about the quality or inferiority of women."
This is an example of which element of argument?
What is a rebuttal?
What is the purpose of the map included in "Education Protects Women from Abuse?"
A. To show rates of violence against women in different parts of the world
B. To show how education levels vary in different parts of the world.
What is A?
A. To show rates of violence against women in different parts of the world
Which two ideas are emphasized in both "Education Protects Women from Abuse" and A Vindication of the Rights of Woman?
A. Traditional attitudes toward education of boys and girls need to change.
B. Higher levels of education result in more rewarding lives for women
What is B?
B. Higher levels of education result in more rewarding lives for women
These are supporting details to support the claim. When this information appears in the essay, it is usually referred to as Logos.
What is evidence?
Where are the topic sentences/ claim sentences located in a paragraph?
Topic sentences are the first sentence in each body paragraph.
What is the first paragraph?
What does the graph in "Education Protects Women from Abuse" reveal about the women in Honduras and Peru?
A. They have begun to realize that these reasons do not justify a man beating his wife.
B. They believe that these reasons have always justified a man beating his wife.
What is A?
A. They have begun to realize that these reasons do not justify a man beating his wife.
Read the following excerpt:
The woman who has only been taught to please will soon find that her charms are oblique sunbeams, and they cannot have much effect on her husband's heart whey they are seen every day, when the summer is passed and gone.
What is the idea conveyed by this analogy comparing women's charms to oblique, or slanting sunbeams?
A. Women are charming in the daylight but at night they lose some of their power over men.
B. Women's charms will weaken as they age, like the weakening of the sun's rays in the fall when it no longer shines directly overhead.
What is B?
This is a disagreement against the claim. When this part of the essay is introduced, it usually presents an argument that is the opposite of the original claim.
What is the counterargument?
These two quotes are an example of ...?
One cause of this unhappiness is a false system of education based on books written by men.
Women ought to purify their hearts...
What is evidence?
What is claim?
After reading "Education Protects Women from Abuse," which prediction can the reader most reasonably make?
A. Every girl in Nigeria will be educated?
B. Some girls in Nigeria will fear going to school.
What is B?
B. Some girls in Nigeria will fear going to school.
This is a disagreement against the claim. When this part of the essay is introduced, it usually presents an argument that is the opposite of the original claim.
What is the counterargument?
This is a statement against the counterargument. It typically reemphasizes why the claim is the primary argument and includes interjections like, "but," "however," "instead," and "in any case."
What is the rebuttal?
Dr. Gregory said, " I made the same mistake too."
This is an example of a
"What is a quotation?
Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to the previous question?
A. But the bank also found that better-educated women were more likely to not be sexually or physically abused.
B. One of the most lasting, damaging impacts of the Boko Haram kidnapping could be makin Nigerian girls nervous about attending class.
What is B?
B. One of the most lasting, damaging impacts of the Boko Haram kidnapping could be makin Nigerian girls nervous about attending class.
This is end of the essay. The claim is restated to wrap up the final expression of the argumentative essay.
What is the conclusion?