Argumentative Essay: “Assessment of IQ in Children and Adolescents Is a Poor Predictor of School Achievement”

Argumentative Essay: “Assessment of IQ in Children and Adolescents Is a Poor Predictor of School Achievement”

Introduction:  A thesis in the introduction, claim, proposition, the main idea.

Context:  Background, framework, setting.

Arguments:  Reasons, support, substantiating evidence, and logical reasoning.

Counter Arguments:  Objections, reasons against the argument, plus the inclusion of evidence.

Rebuttals:  Refutations, answers to objections, why your arguments are stronger, weaknesses in the reasoning or evidence for the opposing arguments.

Conclusion