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☆☆☆☆☆To refute a claim with a counterclaim, you must support your argument with evidence to ensure the validity of your claims.
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Primary sources may be incomplete or contradict other sources.
The setting of an event can provide insight into why it happened.
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fact
included more than one territory
A historian makes a speech arguing that Great Britain had history’s great empire.
Oversimplifications often ignore complex or contradictory evidence. -apex
A good claim is supported by many pieces of reliable evidence.
Search for additional evidence to see which argument it supports.
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is created to convince others to accept the author's point of view.
The U.S. the government is not doing enough to protect the worlds environment.
Answer this question… A thesis statement
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An explanatory essay provides information, but an argumentative essay tries to prove a claim
Answer this question… The claims made in an argumentative thesis must be debatable.
a sound generalization considers more factors than an oversimplification
The body gives the information that the introduction states the purpose of the essay.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves only in states that had seceded from the union
In his opinion, it is morally wrong for any political movement to use any violence to achieve its goals
