ENGLISH Q3

• Argumentative having or showing a tendency to disagree or argue
• Essay a short piece of writing on a particular subject
• Argumentative Essay a kind of writing that aims to make the reader agree with the writer's opinion about a controversial or a debatable issue
• Hook First of all, think about a powerful, eye-catching hook to grab your reader's attention. Sure, it is important to know who your target audience is first. Different people require different approaches
• Background Information Don't try to write too much in this part. Simply name a topic and give a hint on what you'll be talking about in your argumentative text. Briefly explain why the topic is important and who cares about it
• Thesis Statement This part contains the main argument. Don't pose any questions here; just state your main point of view clearly and without any hesitations.
• Claim It is a statement to support your argumentative essay's thesis.
• Evidence This is based on credible facts and statistics the writer finds during the research process.
• • Claim and Evidence - Working on your arguments
• Looking for opponent's claims For every argument against, you should present enough evidence to prove you're right.
• Rewrite the thesis statement While arguing with various opinions, you have lost the focus. Remind the readers of your topic by restating your thesis.
• Introduction includes the hook, backround information, and thesis statement
• Step 1: Formulate your CLAIM or ARGUMENT on the issue.
• Step 2: Look for evidence to support your claim/ argument.
• Step 3: Write your argumentative essay following this format. Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
• Writing Technique The style an author uses to convey his/her message in a manner that is effective and meaningful to the audience.
• Informative Essay explains a certain issue or a topic, provides information and explanations in a straightforward manner
• Persuasion a technique that is used to present ideas in order to influence the audience or to convince them to perform a certain action
• Persuasive Text any text which main purpose is to: convince/motivate/move readers towards a certain point of view or opinion
• Starting Point Identify your topic and choose your side.
• Purpose Get the reader to agree with your opinion
• Tone The tone is emotionally charged and more aggressive.
• Pathos (appeal to emotion)
• Logos (appeal to reason)
• Ethos (appeal to authority)
• Pathos a persuasive strategy that plays on audience or reader's emotions to influence the acceptance of your argument
• Logos a way of persuading an audience with reason, using facts and figures
• Ethos a persuasive strategy used to convince an audience based on the author's credibility or character
• Proposal Argument a structure of argument that focuses on presenting some kind of proposal as a solution to a problem, outlining the details of the proposal, and providing good reasons to support the proposal
• Causal Argument focuses specifically on how something has caused, or has led to, some particular problem.
• Definition Argument focuses on clarifying a definition for a controversial term or concept.
• Definition Argument is one that asserts we cannot make clear assertions or possess a clear understanding of an issue until we understand exactly what the terms mean.
• Narrative Argument one that uses a story, usually presented in chronological order, to make some kind of point, that point is persuasive or argumentative