ACT Preparation / Unit 18 ACT 1707 short lesson, about 20 seconds
How an Argument Is Built
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The idea
An argument links a central claim to reasons, and each reason to evidence, in a line of reasoning a reader can follow.
In practice
Claim: the town should fund the library. Reason: it serves students. Evidence: homework-help visits doubled.
Where people slip
Trace each reason back to its evidence; a reason with none is only an assertion.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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