Main elements of argumentative and comparative essays

Main elements of argumentative and comparative essays

1. Body

   • Argumentative
     • Each paragraph contains
       • Topic sentence
         • Proves the argument
       • Evidence
         • Supports the topic sentence
           • Through citations or statistics
       • Concluding sentence
         • Helps understand better the claim
     • has a counterargument paragraph
       • Anticipates reader's objection
       • Contains arguments against the claim
   • Comparative
     • can be arranged in 3 possible ways
       • Half and half of the paragraphs for each comparison
       • Alternation between subjects
         • Allows discussion of points in greater detail
       • Half and half of the main body
         • More problematic

2. Introduction

   • Argumentative
     • General overview
     • Interesting
     • Contains bacckground information
     • States the claim at the end of the paragraph
   • Comparative
     • general to specific
     • declares the preference
     • Understandable
     • Interensting

3. Conclusion

   • Argumentative
     • divided in two
       • Sum up paragraph
         • Reminds the argument
         • Reestates the claim
       • " So what paragraph"
         • Shows the critical and analytical thinking
     • It is the climax
     • different of the introduction
   • Comparative
     • Is the summary of the most important differences and similarities
     • Contains the personal statement or opinion about the issue
     • Explains the importance of the comparison

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