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The argument essay is the most common type of essay you’ll need to write in high school and college. Learn what makes your argument weak (and boring) and what you can do to fix that in this presentation.
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Information for this presentation is based on “Making a Case: Defining a Position Argument” and “Writing Process: Creating a Position Argument” in Writing Guide with Handbook by Michelle Bachelor Robinson, Maria Jerskey, and Toby Fulwiler, published by OpenStax in 2021. Access them for free at https://openstax.org/books/writing-guide/pages/10-1-making-a-case-defining-a-position-argument and https://openstax.org/books/writing-guide/pages/10-5-writing-process-creating-a-position-argument
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https://www.italki.com/teacher/3596183
The argument essay is the most common type of essay you’ll need to write in high school and college. Learn what makes your argument weak (and boring) and what you can do to fix that in this presentation.
Get the companion presentation with a deep dive into two argument essays at https://lovelangwri.gumroad.com/l/argument-essays
Find more content at https://lovelangwri.com/
Get a monthly subscription for access to this content for all levels: https://www.patreon.com/lovelangwri
Information for this presentation is based on “Making a Case: Defining a Position Argument” and “Writing Process: Creating a Position Argument” in Writing Guide with Handbook by Michelle Bachelor Robinson, Maria Jerskey, and Toby Fulwiler, published by OpenStax in 2021. Access them for free at https://openstax.org/books/writing-guide/pages/10-1-making-a-case-defining-a-position-argument and https://openstax.org/books/writing-guide/pages/10-5-writing-process-creating-a-position-argument
Sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
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