Argumentative Essay

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Across
  1. 2. provides proof or shows something to be true: facts, reasons, examples, expert opinions, statistics
  2. 3. one major reason or idea that supports the essay's thesis
  3. 4. The most important sentence in the essay because it states the essay's main idea. It identifies the topic, has a claim, and describes three ways the writer will support the claim
  4. 8. A paragraph that responds to the reader's objections
  5. 9. a person who upholds the negative in a debate
  6. 10. the opinion that will be supported in the rest of the essay. it is a part of the thesis
Down
  1. 1. the end of this assignment
  2. 5. what you will be writing
  3. 6. the ending paragraph which has memorable quotes or interesting facts and tells the audience what action to take
  4. 7. a person who upholds the affirmative in a debate