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Argument

Argument. By Laura S. Young, M.A. Dev. Reading Instructor, Northern Virginia Community College, 2005. Click on picture for video.

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Argument

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  1. Argument By Laura S. Young, M.A. Dev. Reading Instructor, Northern Virginia Community College, 2005 Click on picture for video.

  2. An argument has two essential parts--a point and support. The author makes a point by stating a claim then provides support through persuasive and logical evidence.

  3. The point/claim states an idea, an opinion, a judgment, or a point of view that the author wants you to accept. • The support includes reason (shared beliefs, assumptions, and values) and evidence (facts, examples, statistics, and authorities) that give readers the basis for accepting the conclusion.

  4. When you assess an argument, you are concerned with the process of reasoning as well as its truthfulness (these are not the same thing). • At the most basic level, in order for an argument to be acceptable, the support must be appropriate, relevant and adequate to the claim, and the statements must be consistent with one another.

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