Module 2: Section B

Section Objectives IconSection Objectives

After you have completed this section, you will be able to:

  1. Analyze documents based on the rhetorical devices used.
  2. Define the qualities of an arguable claim.
  3. Identify arguable claims.
  4. Apply the qualities of an arguable claim to writing a persuasive thesis.
  5. Identify the types of evidence for supporting an arguable claim.
  6. Analyze types of evidence in passages, ads, and/or speeches.