Argumentative Essay

What is it?

Structure of ArgumentativeEssay

ClaimEvidenceCounterargumentRebuttalConclusion

Claim

•Your main idea

Evidence

• The reasons that support your claim

Counterclaim

• The opposing view of your claim

Rebuttal

• The reasons that refute the counterclaim

Argumentative EssayMap

claim Evidence

Counterargument

Rebuttal

Conclusion

ClaimSmoking should be banned from

public spaces

EvidenceCigarette butts

destroy the look of public parks and

sidewalks

CounterargumentIt is an

exaggeration since not all smokers

dump their garbage on the

streets

RebuttalThe fact is that

cigarette smokers pollute the parks

and litter the streets

ClaimSchools uniforms give discipline to

students

Evidence

CounterargumentRebuttal

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