1. Another name for an argumentative essay is ______________________. *
Video Quiz 1. How to Write a Good Argumentative Essay: Introduction
2. An argumentative essay requires ___________________ for accepting a thesis. *
Video Quiz 1. How to Write a Good Argumentative Essay: Introduction
3. The conventional (normal) structure of an essay contains a _________, __________, and a _____________. *
Video Quiz 1. How to Write a Good Argumentative Essay: Introduction
4. The body of the argumentative essay contains three main parts: the ____________, the ___________, and the _________. *
Video Quiz 2. How to Write a Good Argumentative Essay: Logical Structure
5. The main argument (claim) supports and develops the reasoning of ______________. *
Video Quiz 2. How to Write a Good Argumentative Essay: Logical Structure
6. ________________ argues against the main thesis. *
Video Quiz 2. How to Write a Good Argumentative Essay: Logical Structure
7. The _______________ presents the premise that the objection to the main argument (counterclaim) is bad. *
Video Quiz 2. How to Write a Good Argumentative Essay: Logical Structure
8. (Use the exact term from the video.) One function of the introduction is to let the reader know what the _______ that the essay will address is about. *
Video Quiz 3. Writing the Introduction.
Your answer
9. (Use the exact terms from the video.) A second function of the introduction is to present __________ ___________ to explain the issue. *
Video Quiz 3. Writing the Introduction.
Your answer
10. (Use the exact terms from the video.) A third function of the introduction is to "state your ________." *
Video Quiz 3. Writing the Introduction.
Your answer
11. (Use the exact terms from the video.) A fourth function of the introduction is to provide a "__________" of how your argument will progress. *
Video Quiz 3. Writing the Introduction.
Your answer
12. What belongs in the body of the paper, but NOT in the introduction? *
Video Quiz 3: Writing the Introduction.
13. What is NOT a function of the conclusion? *
Video Quiz 4: Writing the Conclusion.
14. Because the argument should NOT be based on the writer or his or her feelings, but should be based on evidence, which of the following statements creates the better conclusion? *
Video Quiz 11: Analyzing the Conclusion of a Sample.