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1. A woman with the hat is not a witch 6. Are you seeing the rhinoceros over
since witches have long noses, and there? It’s huge!
she doesn’t have a long nose. 7. Obesity has become a problem
2. Sonia is angry with me, so she because obesity rates have risen
probably won’t be willing to help me over the past four decades.
wash the dishes. 8. Rupesh isn’t a fireman because
3. First, I washed the dishes, and then Rupesh is a Greyhound, which is a
I dried them. type of dog, and dogs can’t be
firemen.
4. If the road weren’t icy, the car
wouldn’t have slid off the turn. 9. Anjali likely forgot to lock her door
this morning because she was
5. Ramu isn’t a fireman and isn’t a distracted by a singing clown riding
fisherman, either.
a unicycle.
What constitutes an effective argument?
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Outline
opening state the topic, your position and why
talk about the bad things concerning your position and prove
rebuttal those are not a real problem, or that they can easily be
overcome
restate your position and why that position is better than
closing
other positions
Resources
Rubric for grading argument assignments
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Organizational structure: Logical
4 3 2 1
progression of ideas from beginning to end.
Logical fallacies: Does not suffer from poor
4 3 2 1
reasoning for the construction of an argument.
Factualness: The evidence is factual and
4 3 2 1
does not rely on opinion.
Specificity: Makes precise claims; shows the
4 3 2 1
reader exactly what the evidence is.
Convincing: Three or more main points are
4 3 2 1
well developed with supporting details.
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