Argumentative Essay
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