Argumentative writing:
Argumentative writing is the type of writing that demands the writer to take a stance related to the topic and present evidence and arguments in favour of it in order to persuade the readers.
Evidence:
Evidence can be the facts, figures, reasoning, statistics, or examples that support your idea or stance. The evidence can be in the form of a solid fact, a quote, or an observation of a phenomenon.
Importance of Evidence:
Evidence is necessary to put weightage on your argument and convince the readers. Without evidence, your stance is just your point of view without any backing from a reliable source. An individual’s own point of view holds less value in the mind of a viewer; unless supported by a solid fact.
Sources of Evidence:
Sources of evidence can be quotes from a famous person, research articles, reports, scholarly studies, expert views, journals, newspapers, etc.
Example:
Let’s suppose your stance is that Covid-19 is a fatal virus. The reader might disagree with your stance until you give a piece of solid evidence, which, in this case, can be the World Health Organization’s (WHO) report or an expert’s interview. Evidence from a reliable source automatically makes the argument much more believable.
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