foreign [Music] how to write an argumentative essay most argumentative essays have five paragraphs an introduction three body paragraphs and a conclusion the introduction the introduction begins with the hook an attention-grabbing statement about the topic the hook is followed by two to three background sentences about the topic the last part of the introduction includes a clearly defined thesis statement the thesis statement is also called the claim it is the most important part of an argumentative essay that thesis statement clearly states the writer's position and it is followed by reasons that support the argument body paragraphs 1
and 2. the first two body paragraphs provide reasons evidence and explanations to support the argument presented in the thesis each body paragraph begins with a transition word next a reason to support the thesis is stated the reason must be followed with credible evidence examples of credible evidence include examples quotes facts and statistics it is important to give credit to the author whose work is used as evidence credit is provided with an in-text citation and a reference list citation the in-text citation includes the author's last name and the year of publication finally an example or explanation
is provided to show what the evidence proves body paragraph three the third body paragraph includes the counter argument and rebuttal the counter argument is the opposing position providing a counter argument adds credibility to the essay and helps gain the reader's trust the counter argument is followed by the rebuttal the rebuttal provides a reason to disprove the counter argument to be effective the rebuttal should be supported with credible evidence and an explanation foreign the conclusion the final paragraph of an argumentative essay restates The Thesis summarizes the reasons that support the thesis and ends with a strong
statement about the topic the concluding paragraph should not introduce new reasons or evidence to support the writer's position reference list a list of references or bibliography is always included with an argumentative essay references are alphabetized by the author name or article title the first line of each citation is aligned left the following lines are indented that's it now you know how to write an argumentative essay thanks for listening we hope you enjoyed it if you did please help our Channel grow by hitting the like button make sure to subscribe and comment below what you want
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