My favorite way to introduce Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning–using the analogy of, “How making an argument is like taking your reader on a rollercoaster.” Making your claim is like sitting them down, introducing evidence is like putting one strap of the seat belt on, and reasoning is the other. If you forget one, guess what happens to your reader? #writing #persuasivewriting

August 21, 2018 by Jeanne Wolz Leave a Comment

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