In Summary: Writing an Argumentative Essay
Find a conversation and listen in.
- Explore disagreements.
- Track online conversations.
- Ask questions about promising issues.
Build your argument.
- Define your overall claim.
- Develop reasons to accept your overall claim.
- Choose evidence to support your reasons.
- Identify and consider opposing claims.
- Ensure the integrity of your argument.
Prepare a draft.
- Make an argumentative claim.
- Appeal to your readers.
- Address counterarguments.
- Consider genre and design.
- Frame your argument.
Review and improve your draft.
- Consider your overall claim.
- Review your reasons, evidence, and appeals.
- Examine your treatment of counterarguments.
- Ensure the integrity of your argument.