Theargumentativeessay.

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Theargumentativeessay

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Thethesis
Athesisisastatementofopinion,andit
identifiesthesubjectoftheessay.
Itisthemainideayouaredefendinginyour
text
.

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Onekeytoagoodpersuasiveessayisagoodworkablethesis.
Todothat,keepthesetipsinmind:

1. apersuasivethesisshouldnotstateafactoracommonlyheldopinion
Canadaiscoldinwinter
Vacationsarefun
2. Apersuasivethesisshouldstateapersonalopinionthatcanbedefended.
Canadascoldwintersbuildcharacter
Vacationsincreaseworkproductivity
3. Testtheoppositepointofview.Ifitcanbe
argued,thenyourthesisisakeeper.
Canadaswinterweardownmorale
Vacationsdecreaseproductivity.

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1. ItisunnecessarytowritephraseslikeIbelieveorIamgoingtotalk
aboutinthethesis(Iwillconvinceyou),accordingtome.
2. Inanargumentativeessay,writingtheargumentsintheintroremovesthepunch
fromsubsequentparagraphs.Therefore,simplystateyouropinioninthethesisand
leavethemainpointsforthebody.

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Hereareafewgoodquestionstoaskyourselftoknowifyourthesisisgood:
Isitacompletesentence?
Doesitexpressadebatableopinion?notafactoritgoeswithoutsaying
opinion?
Cantheoppositebeargued?
Canthethesisbearguedrationally,notjustemotionallyorasamatteroffaith?
Isitsubstantialenoughforacompleteessay?(3arguments)

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