Writing Academic English 4th Edition

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ArgulTIentative Essays

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Anargumentativeessayisanessayinwhichyouagreeordisagreewithanissue,

usingreasonstosupportyouropinion.Yourgoalis toconvinceyourreaderthatyour

opinionis right.Argumentationis a popularkindofessayquestionbecauseit forces

studentstothinkontheirown:Theyhavetotakea standonanissue,supporttheir

standwithsolidreasons,andsupporttheirreasonswithsolidevidence.

Ina generalwritingtestsuchastheTOEFLexam,youmightencounterquestions

suchasthese:

TheU.S.DeclarationofIndependencestatesthat"allmenarecreatedequal."

Agreeordisagreewiththisstatement.Supportyouropinionwithreasonsand

examples.

Themostimportantelementina friendshipis trust.Agreeordisagreewiththis

statement.Supportyouropinionwithreasonsandexamples.