Chapter 15 Building Persuasive Arguments

A good persuasive argument should always have a claim. “The claim is the point of your argument; it is the disputed proposition or assertion that you ask your listeners to accept”. The claim is the main idea of the argument. Arguments should have supporting claims and evidence to persuade your listeners. Examples of persuasive claims are:

Stop drinking coffee

Should there be more gun control

Should welfare recipients be required to pass a drug test?

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