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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lzGy5gizKg. Writing the perfect Argumentative Essay. CHOOSING A TOPIC. To begin an argumentative essay, you must first have an opinion you want others to share. Possible Topic Ideas. Should legal immigration be stopped?

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  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lzGy5gizKg

  2. Writing the perfect Argumentative Essay

  3. CHOOSING A TOPIC To begin an argumentative essay, you must first have an opinion you want others to share.

  4. Possible Topic Ideas Should legal immigration be stopped? Should dying people be kept on life support? Should tobacco products be banned? Should the Internet be censored? Should school prayer be allowed? Should music lyrics be censored? Should parents of teen vandals be held responsible for their child's damage? Should research on cloning be discontinued? Should a rookie salary cap be enforced in pro sports? Should boxing be banned? Should the driving age be raised to 18? Should semi-automatic weapons be banned? Should teens who murder be executed? Should hunting be outlawed? Should recycling be mandatory? Should schools require student uniforms? Should college athletes be paid? Should the death penalty be abolished?

  5. RESEARCH To be valid, an opinion or point of view must be supported by facts and information. Once you know what you will write about, you will need to do research on the topic. Research through interviewing people, orreading newspaper, book, journal or Internet articles.

  6. Making a Claim Claim-a statement or assertion that is open to challenge and that requires support. • When you state your position on the topic you are making a claim

  7. SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM Support your claim with three reasons that support your belief. These three reasons are your arguments.

  8. COUNTER-CLAIM • Every controversial issue has two sides. • Once you can support your position with research, you need to explore what others think. • A counter-claim is an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea developed in another argument.

  9. PREPARING YOUR ARGUMENTS • Look at the three main reasons for your opinion. • What objections would others have to each of your reasons? These are your counter-claims. • Write these down under each of your reasons. Now you have threearguments and three counter-claims.

  10. How many paragraphs should be in an argumentative essay? • Intro Paragraph (state your claim) • Body Paragraph 1 (argument 1) • Body Paragraph 2 (argument 2) • Body Paragraph 3 (argument 3) • Body Paragraph (counter-claims) • Conclusion Paragraph

  11. How many paragraphs should be in an argumentative essay? • Intro Paragraph (state your claim) • Body Paragraph 1 (argument 1 & counter-claim) • Body Paragraph 2 (argument 2 & counter-claim) • Body Paragraph 3 (argument 3 & counter-claim) • Conclusion Paragraph

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