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ArgumentationExercises

Instructions:1)ViewtheArgumentationPowerPointpresentation.2)Typeyouranswerstothe20questionsbelowin
thespacesprovided.Besuretoincludeyourname,courseinformation,anddate.3)Printthisdocumentandgiveto
yourinstructor.

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Date:________________________________________
Courseandsection:____________________________

1. Listatleast2purposesofanargumentessay:

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2. Whyareopposingviewpointsinanargumentessayallowed?

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3. Whatarethethreestepsnecessaryforthereviewingsourcescritically?

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4. Whattypeofargumentessayisanessaythatshowstherelationshipbetweenthings?

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5. Giveatleasttwoquestionstoaskyourselfuponreceivingthepromptforyourargumentessay:

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6. Eachparagraphshouldfocusonwhat?

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7. Whattypeofargumentessayisanessaywhereyouhavetoswaythereadertoyoursideonasubject?

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8. Whatshouldeachparagraphhaveasitsfirstsentence?

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9. Whyisthefollowinganexampleofaweakthesisstatement?
Overanestimated40,000soldierswerekilledintheBattleofGettysburg.

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10. Providetwocharacteristicsofagoodthesisstatement:

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11. Brainstorming,freewriting,andclusteringareexamplesofwhichwritingstep?

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12. Isathesisstatementusuallyafactoryouropinion?

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13. Anessayinwhichyoureassessingorshowingsupportforsomethingiswhatkindofargumentessay?

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14. Whyisthefollowinganexampleofaweakthesisstatement?
Peoplewhobelievethatdinosaursandhumanslivedatthesametimearestupidandshouldnotbeallowed
tovote.

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15. Whatisthewordcountforabasicessay?

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16. Isthefollowingaweakorstrongthesisstatement?
HiphopmusiciansshouldnotbeblamedfortheviolenceintheU.S.becauseviolenceisglorifiedbyother
artistsandmediums,itisgeneralization,andthereisanother,morepositivesidetoHipHopmusic.
Howso?

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17. Howlongisthebodyofanessay,usually?

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18. Whereisthethesisstatementlocated?

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19. Whatareatleastthreethingstolookforandconsiderwhenproofreadingyouressay?

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20. Anessaythatinformsiswhattypeofargumentessay?

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