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2.he basic partsΦfan argument 1)an issue 2)a claim 3)support 4)refutation/rebuttal
2. The basic parts of an argument 1) an issue 2) a claim 3) support 4) refutation/rebuttal
The issue:a controversy,a problem,or an idea about which people disagree and hold different points of view. e.g.whether community service should be mandatory for high school graduation; whether wearing school uniform should be mandatory for high school students; whether drugs such as marijuana should not be legalized;
v The issue: a controversy, a problem, or an idea about which people disagree and hold different points of view. e.g. whether community service should be mandatory for high school graduation; whether wearing school uniform should be mandatory for high school students; whether drugs such as marijuana should not be legalized;
The claim:the point the writer tries to prove about the issue,usually the writer's view on the issue. e.g.the death penalty is never right; the death penalty is always right; the death penalty is the right choice under certain circumstances;
v The claim: the point the writer tries to prove about the issue, usually the writer’s view on the issue. e.g. the death penalty is never right; the death penalty is always right; the death penalty is the right choice under certain circumstances;
A debatable claim Compare: a)Pollution is bad for the environment b)At least twenty-five percent of the federal budget should be spent on limiting pollution c)China's anti-pollution efforts should focus on privately owned cars
A debatable claim Compare: a) Pollution is bad for the environment. b) At least twenty-five percent of the federal budget should be spent on limiting pollution. c) China’s anti-pollution efforts should focus on privately owned cars