Structure
This is the first paragraph of your essay
The counterclaim is placed here.
Body paragraph 3
All introductions need to start with this.
Hook
Body paragraph 3 contains these 4 important parts.
Reason, Answer, Citation, Explaination
It is very important to do this before or after quoting or paraphrasing evidence.
Cite the source.
In the 1st and 2nd body paragraphs, the topic sentence (or 'R.') must include this important information.
The one reason that you will be writing about.
This is the part (letter) of the paragraph where the counterclaim's reason details are explained.
A.
The purpose of the Hook.
To get the audience to keep reading.
This section of the paragraph follows the quoted evidence supporting the counterclaim. (letter)
E. (explanation)
This is why a database is not a citable source.
Because it is a place where multiple sources are stored (like an online library).
In an argumentative essay, this is where a reminder of the important evidence from the essay is found. (paragraph & letter)
This is the section of the paragraph that follows a detailed explanation of the opposition's reason.
C. (citation)
When writing about a topic, it is important to include this in the introduction paragraph to help the reader understand what they're about to read.
Overview/background information on the topic/argument
When moving from paragraph to paragraph OR from one section of a paragraph to another, it is necessary to use these.
Transitional phrases that signal a change in ideas. "However, " "Some may say," "On the other hand, "
This is the persuasive technique word that appeals to the audience's ethics. (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)
Ethos
The order of the 1st and 2nd body paragraphs are determined by this.
The reasons as they are listed in the Claim Statement (or thesis statement).
The paragraph (number) and section one would find the rebuttal.
3rd Body Paragraph (or counterclaim) & E.
This should be the last sentence of your introduction.
Thesis statement
The main intention of an argumentative essay.
To persuade.
This is the persuasive technique that appeals to the audience's logic. (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)
Logos
The paragraph number and letter in which one would find the reason why the counter claim is a weak argument.
3rd Body Paragraph/Counter Claim : E.
This is what a writer should never do or say about the opposition when writing an explanation for why the opposition's argument is weak.
Be disrespectful or degrading.
This is the order of the Introduction and what each section letter stands for.
H. Hook / O. Overview / T. Thesis (or Claim) Statement
H. of the conclusion paragraph should do these two things.
1. Refer back to the Hook (but not repeat it)
2. Leave the reader with something to think about.
This is the persuasive technique that appeals to the audience's feelings.
Pathos