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Basic Argument

Basic Argument. Claims. Statements that reasonable people may disagree about NOT: Statements of fact Issues of faith or belief Simple opinion or personal taste. Claim or No Claim?. My favorite TV show is The Walking Dead. We should have a field trip during the summer semester at ESLI.

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Basic Argument

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  1. Basic Argument

  2. Claims • Statements that reasonable people may disagree about • NOT: • Statements of fact • Issues of faith or belief • Simple opinion or personal taste

  3. Claim or No Claim? • My favorite TV show is The Walking Dead. • We should have a field trip during the summer semester at ESLI. • Strawberries are red. • Sometimes it is best not to tell the truth. • Writing class is the most difficult class in ESLI.

  4. Reasons Why you believe your claim to be true Claim + because + Reason We should not eat foods high in sodium becauseit will negatively effect our health.

  5. Evidence Support or proof that your reasons are true • Types of evidence: • Facts • Statistics • Examples • Authorities • Anecdotes • Scenarios • Case studies and observations • Textual evidence • Visuals

  6. Basic Outline • Claim • Reason 1 • Evidence • Evidence • Reason 2 • Evidence • Evidence • Reason 3 • Evidence • Evidence • Thesis Statement • Topic Sent. 1 • Support • Support • Topic Sent. 2 • Support • Support • Topic Sent. 3 • Support • Support

  7. Who gets the cure? • The airplane you were on has crash landed on a deserted island. There are 5 survivors. Three of them have caught a deadly illness while on the island. The medical kit found in the airplane contains only enough medicine to cure one of the survivors. Who should get the medicine? • A 50 year old man, an accomplished doctor • An 8 year old girl • The 8 year old girl’s mother, who has 2 other children at home

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