Writing Guide with Handbook: 10.1 Making a Case: Defining a Position Argument

Choose a position that a reader could reasonably dispute.

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  background10.1 Making a Case: Defining a Position Argument

  Choose a position that a reader could reasonably dispute.

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Read background definitions when a term blocks the argument. Then return to the source and reconstruct its claim in your own words.

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