1. A. It is not arguable.
Explanation: Pretty self-explanatory
2. A. Soccer can provide good exercise.
Explanation: You can have good reasoning and evidence for this claim. But B for example: Soccer can be played professionally. This claim isn't as supportable as 'Soccer can provide good exercise.
3. B. children might have trouble walking a dog.
Explanation: All the other options are backing up the claim we are trying to counterclaim. If you somehow don't know what that is, it means to have an opposite claim.
4. B. Wild animals can carry life-threatening diseases.
Explanation: This reason can be backed up by a-lot of evidence. And the other options don't connect as much to the main claim as this one does.
5. An article published by a doctor about the benefits of exercise.
Explanation: This source is credible because it is by an expert. And not just an expert on something, but it is something on the same field he/she specializes in.
6. It is insupportable and insignificant to the reader.
Explanation: There can not be that much evidence to back up a father losing weight from grapefruit. And most readers won't care that someone's dad lost weight by eating a grapefruit. A more supportable claim is : Eating grapefruit before each meal can increase weight loss. Now it isn't perfect, but it's better than the original.
7. Reading has been shown to improve concentration.
Explanation: This is a good piece of evidence that can be backed up many times. And compared to the other reasons, it isn't biased, nor an opinion.
8. Furthermore
Explanation: This transition words is used to indicate an addition to a statement. I see how it can be confused for therefore, but therefore is used as a conjunction for a this or that purpose. Furthermore adds onto it, which is what the sentence was trying to do.
9. Such as, Therefore
Explanation: Because wouldn't really make sense in either sentences. "as well as" would be trying to state another reason, but we are concluding the statement.
10. A school newspaper can empower students to become active and engaged members of society.
Explanation: This is a good concluding sentence because it closes off the conclusion without feeling the need to add more. The option "University of Florida's newspaper, The Alligator, was founded in 1906 and is the largest student-run newspaper in the United States." is a piece of evidence in a way, which would make it feel like you need to explain it.
Essays
(For these essays i'm not going to tell you what you should write exactly, but I will tell you what to include and what they look for!)
11. You need:
- The main claim (What was stated in the intro?)
- Reasons (What where the body paragraphs about?)
- Finishing statement (How can you conclude this paragraph?
(It should take from 3-5 sentences if you do it well, make sure to keep it short!)
12. Think on your own. (sorry, i was going to post a link to help but it wont let me 🤷)
13. Think of something that could make the main claim look bad. Then think of something that you could use in order to defend that position. You can change it to whatever in order to make it easier for yourself. Such as : Dancing can be frustrating to perfect or Dancing can ruin your body in the long run. But think of something yourself!
14. Here's some questions to answer that may help
1 - Is it by an expert?
2 - It it trustworthy?
3 - Is it backed up by evidence?
4 - Is it even reasonable?
Hopefully this helped you get a slightly better understanding of the topic. If something in here is incorrect or needs explaining ask me. ⚠️ I am not a professional nor a teacher. ⚠️
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