Identifying the Argument of an Essay

 

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        Essay Exercise for Identifying Thesis and Support.

List the article's position, reasons and support (evidence) and any acknowledgment of a counterargument (different point of view.) What is the tone of the piece...angry? Cynical? Logical? Humorous? Other?  What words, phrases, or other writing devices give that impression?

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