Argumentative Essay-Independent Start Up Side
choosing the Independent Start Up Side.
Seven-Part (Paragraph) Structure for an Argumentative Essay
Introduction
Get Audience’s Attention: Introduce the issue (current events, statistic, anecdote)
Address Audience: State the opposition’s position, respectfully.
State Claim (your position) and 3-5 Subclaims (major support for your position)
Body Paragraphs
Background Paragraph: Describe the rhetorical situation (constraints, exigence)
Rebuttal Paragraph: Describe opposition’s position (show respect, provide citations)
Subclaim 1: Describe your first supporting point (provide rationale for order, citation)
Subclaim 2: Describe second supporting point (see above)
Subclaim 3: Describe second supporting point (see above)
Conclusion
A. Reword Claim/Subclaims: State your position (subclaims optional) B. Address Audience: State the opposition’s position
C. Return to Attention-Getter: Re-introduce the issue
D. Suggest possible qualification of claim or compromise
At Least 5 Peer Reviewed scholarly articles
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