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Welcome to Building an Argument in a Paragraph

Why This Matters for TOEFL iBT

Your Two Can-Dos

A Routine for Building an Argument Paragraph

Check: What This Module Builds

Check: The Argument Routine

The Claim-Reason-Example Structure

Anatomy of an Argument Paragraph

A Claim Must Actually Take a Position

Choosing an Example That Actually Supports the Reason

Check: The Three Parts

Check: Recognising a Weak Claim

Check: Matching an Example to a Reason

Cohesion: Connecting Ideas Within a Paragraph

Why a Paragraph Can Read as Disconnected

A Working Set of Cohesion Devices

Cohesion Without Overusing Transition Words

Check: Correct Sentences, Disconnected Paragraph

Check: Matching a Cohesion Device to a Relationship

Check: Overusing Transition Words

Engaging with Another View

Why This Matters Beyond Your Own Opinion

Extending Someone Else's Point

Respectfully Challenging Someone Else's Point

Check: A Response That Does Not Engage

Check: A Strong Extension

Check: A Respectful Challenge

Common Paragraph-Level Mistakes at This Level

Drifting Off the Original Claim

An Example Too General to Actually Persuade

Dismissing Another View Instead of Engaging With It

Check: Drifting Off the Claim

Check: A Genuine Example

Check: Dismissing Versus Engaging

Putting It Together

Mixed Practice: Building a Full Argument Paragraph

Mixed Practice: Responding to Another View

Self-Check and Your Mission

Check: A Complete Argument Paragraph

Check: A Respectful Response to Wei

Check: A Realistic Argument-Building Habit

Quiz Review: Why Each Answer Works

Building an Argument in a Paragraph module (corrected), TOEFL iBT Advanced

Build the skill of writing a single, well-organized paragraph that argues something: a clear claim, a specific reason, and a concrete example, connected with the cohesion devices that make a paragraph read as one coherent argument rather than a list of separate sentences.

Building an Argument in a Paragraph

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