Claims
What is a claim?
A statement you believe to be true that you are trying to convince your your audience of
What transition do you open with for BP 1?
To begin with
What are facts?
statements that can be proven
How many domains are there?
three
What is a rebuttal?
A disagreement made against the counterclaim to disprove it.
Claims should be...
specific
What transition do you use for BP 2?
Next
What are anecdotes?
brief stories or accounts of events that prove a point about the topic
What is the highest score you can receive on the writing test?
10
T or F:
A strong conclusion restates the claim.
True
What is the 'formula' we've used to develop a claim?
topic + your opinion = claim
How many body paragraphs are there in argumentative writing?
Four
What are statistics?
facts expressed in numbers
How many points is evidence and elaboration worth?
four
What does it mean to "go off on a tangent"? Is this something you should do in your writing?
a completely different line of thought or action ; no!