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What is an argument?
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What is a written argument? It is always about the topic of the text. It is a claim or claims an author makes about how things are or should be. It is supported by evidence. It’s purpose is to convince, to inquire, to persuade, or to negotiate.
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What is evidence? It comes in various forms such as: 1.Personal experience (anecdotes) 2.Statistics/facts (data) 3.Allusion (making a reference) 4.Authority (expert information) 5.Examples (a comparison of similar events) 6.Analogy (a comparison of unlike things) 7.Hypothetical situation (description of situation that is not real)
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Example of claim Claim: Alcohol is a drug and should be treated as one.
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Personal experience (anecdotes) My uncle started drinking to escape the stress at work and now he is addicted to alcohol.
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Statistics/facts (data) According to a recent study, in the United States alone, approximately 14 million people combat some form of alcohol abuse.
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Allusion (making a reference) If people don’t stop drinking, alcoholism will reach epidemic proportions like the swine flu.
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Authority (expert information) According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), "Alcoholism is a chronic, often progressive disease with symptoms that include a strong need to drink despite negative consequences, such as serious job or health problems.
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Examples (a comparison of similar events) An addiction to alcohol is no different than an addiction to heroin. Even though alcohol is legal and heroin is illegal, the addict suffers the same fate. =
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Analogy (a comparison of unlike things) Asking an alcoholic to give up drinking is like asking a teenager to give up texting.
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Hypothetical situation (description of situation that is not real) Imagine being an accident victim of a drunk driver who thought he was okay to drive because he hadn’t been taking drugs.
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Assignment Practice identifying the seven types of evidence. Claim: The drinking age of twenty- one creates more problems than it solves.
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