To fully develop the claim in his essay, the best way for Dimit to improve his outline is to
Read Dimit's outine for the claim and one body
paragraph of his argumentative essay
Claim: Social networking improves society
Reasons. It helps people to share information and
connect with global events.
Evidence: A recent survey showed that almost 30% of
Americans get their news from social networking rather
than from TV or radia
Courtescian: Social networking is distracting, leading to
lower grades among students.
O replace the statistical evidence with a personal
anecdote
o change the viewpoint he states in his claim because it
is based
O add a rebuttal to discredit the counterclam and
support his claim
O insert another counterclaim to study explain the
opposing argument
Save and Exit