ARGUMENTATIVE TEXT

What is argumentative text?

Argumentative text is a kind of writing that requires students to investigate a topic; collect, generate and evaluate evidence; and establish a position on the topic briefly. Also argumentative essay can be defined as one of the paragraphs in the development of writing that was written with the intention to convince or persuade the reader. In argumentative text, the contents may be an explanation, evidence, reason, and objective review that accompanied the example, analogy and causation.

Argument text has three components:

1. A point of view, a claim, something we are arguing in favor of
2. The actual argument, the evidence we are using to argue with
3. A statement that links the initial claim to the argument and ensures that we understand how the argument functions.

The statement connects the initial claim and the argument is referred as the warrant. The warrant is thus an argument for the connection between the initial claim and the argument. Argumentative has a generic structure, namely:

1.      It has a topic sentence.

2.      It has a supporting sentences for supporting sentences for pros and cons. Further both of these are called arguments.

3.      It has to use deductive or inductive reasoning, cause and effect. And argument by authority.

In addition to the generic structure, argumentative also has language forms, namely:

1.      Using various tenses (multiple tenses): present, past, future

2.      Using the verb: believe, object, and argue.

3.      Using capital; can, will, would, should, etc.

4.      Using adverbs: due to, because, etc.

5.      Using the word question: why, how, what, etc.

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