Writers present in all public media use arguments to assert their opinions based on factual evidence, and this lesson will teach students how to analyze the characteristics of good arguments.
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2. ° A passage ® Every argument contains an contains both a argument when factual claim (or there is an claims, the attempt to premises) and an establish that a inferential claim claim is true by (a claim about offering reasons what the facts or evidence for imply, the its truth. conclusion).
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