An argumentative essay makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claim with specific evidence.
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- An argumentative essay always uses evidence and facts to support the claim it’s making, and persuades the reader to agree with the argument.
- The procedure of writing a body paragraph should go like this: (1) Decide what the claim is that will be developed in the paragraph. (2) Write the topic sentence containing the claim. (3) Collect the evidence to be used to support the claim. (4) Organize the evidence logically. (5) Develop the claim using the evidence. (6) Write a concluding sentence.
- 2. Which of the following is false about evidence? A: Evidence can be irrelevant to the claim B: Evidence should be relevant to the claim C: Evidence should be trustworthy D: Evidence may include an experiment we can replicate ourselves
- To substantiate a claim, a good writer usually connects claim and evidence with ______ .
- Claim is at the core of every research argument, and you have to back up that claim with reasons and evidence. （ ）。