Read the claim and the reason that follows it.Claim: The Sudanese slit drum was the most historically significant object because it represented the end of the slave trade.Reason: Defeating Khartoum was a step toward ending the slave trade, so when the drum was found in Khartoum, it was re-branded and presented to Queen Victoria as a token of victory.
Which elements maintain a formal style and tone in writing? Check all that apply.charged languagevaried sentence typesacademic languageshort, choppy sentencesobjective language
Which types of evidence best support a claim in argumentative writing? Check all that apply.examplesquotationsopinionsstatisticsfeelings
Read the claim and counterclaim.Claim: The marine chronometer was the most historically important artifact because it made it possible for international trade to flourish.Counterclaim: At the time the marine chronometer was invented, international trade was already taking place.
Read the sentence.The ruling classes fervently promoted tea in the hopes that the working classes would consume less alcohol and actually do some work.
Read the sentence.The Great Wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double helping of noodles. Since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money.
Read the claim and the evidence that follows, which is an excerpt from Hokusai's The Great Wave.Claim: The Great Wave is the most historically significant artifact within Japanese culture.Evidence: The Great Wave, like the other images in the series, was printed in at least 5,000 impressions, possibly as many as 8,000, and we know that in 1842 the price of a single sheet was officially fixed at 16 mon, the equivalent of a double helping of noodles.
Read the claim.Claim: The Great Wave is the most historically significant artifact within Japanese culture because it signifies Japan’s hesitation to join the global economy.
Read the claim and reason.Claim: The Great Wave is the most historically significant artifact within Japanese culture because it represents global changes in Japanese society.Reason: The Great Wave stands as a prominent metaphor for the changes in Japanese society because it tells us about Japan’s state of mind as it stood on the threshold of the modern world in the middle of the nineteenth century.
Read the sentence.The British defeat of the Mahdist forces at Omdurman finally brought an end to the shameful and horrific slave trade.
Which is the best claim for an argumentative paragraph?
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Read the sentences.The Benin plaques are important. There are tons of reasons for this. They were triumphant works of art. The plaques also documented two pretty important moments of Euro-African contact. One was peaceful. The other was not.
Read the claim and counterclaim.Claim: The suffragette-defaced penny is the most historically significant artifact because it signifies a turning point in the fight for British women’s right to vote.Counterclaim: Thirty-three years before the defaced penny was even created, the first Women’s Suffrage Bill for Parliament had already been introduced with some success and was the true turning point in the fight.
Read the first two steps in writing a rebuttal.1. Acknowledge the counterclaim a reader might have.2. Provide a reason the counterclaim is weak.
Read the sentence.Stamping "Votes for Women” onto a royal coin created a big fuss because not only was it a criminal act to deface royal coinage, the words themselves had been stamped directly over the king’s face.
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