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Thesis Builder - The Original Persuasive Essay Maker

Thesis Builder - The Original Persuasive Essay Maker
ElectraGuide is a tool that wants to help high school students: find a topic (see example topic questions?)create a good thesis statement (see an example?) Let's get started! What's the topic you want to write about? What's your main opinion on this topic? What's the strongest argument supporting your opinion? What's a second good argument that supports your opinion? What's the main argument against your opinion? What's a possible title for your Essay? Once you are happy with your thesis statement,you can crank out a quicky outline by clicking the button below. Related:  Study Guides

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Tom March :: Thesis Builder - Topic-O-Rama Welcome! This Website offers an ideal pool of 50 prompts to help you brainstorm a topic you're interested in. Topics for essays are often controversial and sometimes hotly debated so look for one that excites your opinions. Instructions Click on the "Topic-O-Rama" button below to jump through 50 ideas. Or else you can click the arrows to move through the ideas in order. drag across it from the menubar, do an Edit - Copy or Right-Mouse Click > Copyclick the mouse/cursor in the text field below called Your Idea Listthen do Edit - Paste from the menubar or Right-Mouse click. Note: You can also use the text field to write down your own ideas as they come to you. When you've looked at enough ideas and feel confident that you have a good topic for a persuasive essay, click the "I'll Take my Ideas Now, Please" button. What Next?

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ENG 101 - What is a Counter-Argument A counter-argument is an argument opposed to your thesis, or part of your thesis. It expresses the view of a person who disagrees with your position. Content Organization More Information Further Reading Content Why use counter-argument? Why would you include a counter-argument in your essay? Actually, no. Top How should a counter-argument be presented? A counter-argument should be expressed thoroughly, fairly and objectively. Make sure you express the counter-argument fairly and objectively. Obviously, if you really believe the position expressed in your thesis, you will not be able to be completely objective in how you express the counter-argument—but you should try. How can a counter-argument be rebutted? One of the most effective ways to rebut a counter-argument is to show that it is based on faulty assumptions. All of these examples use a claim from James Loewen’s book, Lies My Teacher Told Me. Faulty Factual Assumption Top Faulty Analytical Assumption Faulty Values True but Irrelevant Top

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