evaluating the author's argumen

argument

a group of statements or reasons used to persuade the readers that what he/sge believes is true

argument

in academic writing, this is usually the main idea

argument

often called a "claim" or "thesis statement" backed up with evidence that supports the idea

manifesto

refers to the published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer

parts of an argument

issue, claim, support and reputation

issue

problem or controversy about which people disagree

claim

position on the issue

support

reasons and evidence that the claim is reasonable and should be accepted

reputation

opposing viewpoints

types of support

reason, evidence and emotional appeals

reason

a general statement that supports a claim

evidence

consists of facts, statistics, experieces, comparisons and examples that show why the claim is valid

emotional appeals

ideas that are targeted toward the needs lr values readers are likely

claim

it is the point of an argument

types of claims

claim of fact, policy and value

claim of fact

statement that can be proven or verified by observation or research

claim of value

states that one thing or idea is better than or more desirable than other

claim of policy

suggests what should or ought to be done to solve a problem