How an academic argument is built
Find the moves of an academic argument (claim, evidence, counter-claim, conclusion), tell the writer’s view from views they report, then practise headings, Yes/No/Not Given and a flow-chart.
9 min
Module 27 · Lesson 1 of 5
In this lesson
- Tell the writer’s own claim apart from the views the writer reports and rejects.
- Spot evidence, counter-claims, concessions and conclusions by their signal words.
- Use the moves of an argument to match headings and answer Yes, No or Not Given.
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