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Is the introduction the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd part of an argumentative essay?
The introduction is the 1st part of an argumentative essay.
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Is the body paragraph the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd part of an argumentative essay?
The body is the 2nd part of an argumentative essay.
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Is the conclusion the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd part of an argumentative essay?
The conclusion is the 3rd part of an argumentative essay.
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What does it mean to revise?
Revise means to go back and edit or make changes to your draft.
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 How specific information is understood by the listener.

What is Interpreted?

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What is a thesis statement?
A thesis statement is the author's main claim. It is the main idea of the whole essay.
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What is a topic sentence?
A topic sentence tells the main idea of the whole body paragraph.
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Why are conclusions important?
Conclusions are important because they restate the thesis and bring together the arguments and main ideas before the author gives a call to action.
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Is formal writing style written in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person?
Formal writing style uses 3rd person only.
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Information that deals with numbers

What are statistics?

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What is the first sentence in the introduction called?
The first sentence in the introduction is called the Hook.
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Where are the topic sentences located in a paragraph?
Topic sentences are the first sentence in each body paragraph.
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The main concept about a topic that a writer conveys. Entire pieces of writing can be based around a central idea, and so can individual paragraphs.

What is a Central Idea?

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Why is it important to revise your essays?

It is important to revise your essays to catch any mistakes.

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To prove/back up a central idea with evidence

What is support?

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Is the following an example of a strong or weak thesis statement? Explain why. Dogs are fantastic pets because they are loyal, easy to train, and friends to the whole family.

The example is a strong thesis because it gives the author's position (dogs are fantastic pets), gives 3 supporting reasons (why dogs are fantastic pets), and is written in formal writing style (3rd person, no slang, no abbreviations, no contractions).

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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). Evidence comes in the form of facts, statistics, or quotes from experts.

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What are transition words? Give an example of 3.
Transition words (or signal words) show a change in ideas. Some examples include: first, second, third, in conclusion, as can be seen, overall, furthermore, for example...
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The result when things, such as pieces of information, disagree with each other. They are what?

What is Conflicting?

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a statement or argument that answers the original question or problem

What is a claim?

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Label the hook, bridge or connecting sentences, and thesis statement in the following introduction. "Why do athletes train so hard? Athletes, such as LeBron James and Gabby Douglas, have to keep a healthy diet and prepare in many ways. No matter the sport, all of the best athletes practice their skills every day. To be successful, athletes must develop good habits, plan, and train hard."

Hook = "Why do athletes train so hard?" Bridge Sentences = "Athletes, such as LeBron James and Gabby Douglas, have to keep a healthy diet and prepare in many ways. No matter the sport, all of the best athletes practice their skills every day." Thesis = "To be successful, athletes must develop good habits, plan, and train hard."

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 Logic that links an author’s ideas together.

What is Reasoning?

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a statement that is given as support but is really an error in reasoning.

What is a logical fallacy?

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a message that creates strong feelings to make a point. These things tap into people's emotions by using loaded language, or words that stir strong positive or negative feelings.

What is an emotional appeal?

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a statement that can be proved

What is a fact?