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Elements of an Effective Argument

Assertion

Measurable Outcome

You will use the three elements of an effective argument to develop and organize your answer to the question:

“What, if anything, will this generation of students need to change in our country?”.

Do Now

Examples

Evidence

Describe an argument that you have had recently. What were the two sides of the argument? What did you argue? Do you feel like you won the argument or lost? Why?

  • A debatable statement
  • Can agree or disagree with the statement
  • Leaves you asking "why"
  • Can you create a "why" question using the example assertions?
  • Any factual information that is used to support a claim
  • Types of evidence:
  • Examples
  • Statistics
  • Quotes

Reasoning

ARE

Exit

Ticket

  • Key link in your argument that shows how your evidence proves your assertion
  • Answers the "why" of the assertion

Assertion

Reasoning

Evidence

Why Care

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