Argumentative essay
Essay 1 due on February 4th to Ecampus
Argumentative essay
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Argue for or against a change to school, such as: Does Richland need a parking garage?
· A clear and arguable position
· Necessary background info
· Good reason
· Convincing evidence
· An appeal to reader values
· Trustworthy tone
· Careful considerations of other positions
Generate ideas
· Explore what you already know about topic
· Find additional info
· Make sure topic is arguable
· Make a clear thesis statement
· Offer convincing reasons for your position
· Offer supporting evidence
· Identify other positions
Note: In my opinion/ In my view/ From my point of view.
– The fact is that
– I (strongly) believe/think (that)
– It is arguable that
– My opinion is…
– Fact have shown that
– To my mind,…
– I am (not) convinced that…
– The way I see it,…
– I strongly/absolutely/totally/certainly/partially | agree with/approve of/support/disagree with.
– As far as I am concerned,…
– It is my firm belief that…
– It seems/appears to me that…
– I am totally against…
– I (do not) agree with …
– It strikes me that…