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EVALUATING ARGUMENTS IN AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY
Goal:
To critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of arguments presented in an argumentative essay.
Role:
You are a critical reviewer tasked with analyzing the effectiveness of the arguments in an argumentative
essay on a contemporary issue.
Audience:
Your review will be presented to your teacher and peers as part of a class discussion on effective
argumentative writing.
Situation:
You have been given an argumentative essay on the topic of (e.g., Climate Change, The Death Penalty,
Free College Education, etc.). Your task is to assess the quality of the arguments, the evidence provided,
and the overall persuasiveness of the essay.
Product/Performance:
Write a critical evaluation (1000 words or more) of the essay. Your evaluation should answer specific
guide questions to help you assess the argument's strengths and weaknesses.
Standards for Success:
Your evaluation should:
Address the guide questions thoughtfully.
Provide evidence from the text to support your analysis.
Be well-organized, clear, and concise.
Guide Questions:
1. Clarity of Thesis:
What is the main argument or thesis of the essay? Is it clearly stated?
Does the thesis present a debatable claim?
2. Strength of Arguments:
Are the arguments in support of the thesis strong and convincing?
Are there any logical fallacies or weak points in the reasoning?
3. Use of Evidence:
Does the author provide sufficient evidence (facts, examples, statistics, expert opinions) to
support their arguments?
Is the evidence relevant and credible?
4. Counterarguments:
Does the essay address potential counterarguments or opposing views?
How effectively does the author refute or respond to these counterarguments?
5. Persuasiveness:
Is the essay persuasive? Why or why not?
Does the author appeal to logic (logos), emotion (pathos), or ethics (ethos)? How effective are
these appeals?
6. Conclusion:
Does the conclusion effectively summarize the main points and reinforce the thesis?
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Does it provide a call to action or suggest broader implications?
RUBRIC: EVALUATING ARGUMENTS IN AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY
Criteria 4 - Excellent 3 - Proficient 2 - Developing 1 - Beginning SCORE
Clearly identifies Identifies the thesis Identifies the Fails to identify or
the thesis; and states the thesis, but with misinterprets the
CLARITY OF THESIS accurately states argument with limited detail or thesis.
/8
X2 the argument in a some detail. accuracy.
concise and
insightful manner.
Effectively Evaluates Attempts to Fails to evaluate or
evaluates the arguments well evaluate provide examples
strength of with some analysis arguments but of argument
STRENGTH OF
arguments with in- and examples, lacks depth or strength.
ARGUMENTS /8
depth analysis and though could be clear examples.
X2
provides multiple more thorough.
examples of logical
reasoning.
Provides a Assesses the Addresses the Fails to address or
comprehensive quality of evidence evidence but lacks analyze the
assessment of the with some specific specific examples evidence provided
USE OF EVIDENCE quality and references. or depth in in the essay.
/8
X2 relevance of analysis.
evidence with
specific references
to the text.
Thoroughly Assesses Mentions Fails to mention or
assesses how well counterarguments, counterarguments analyze
COUNTERARGUMENTS counterarguments though analysis but with little to no counterarguments.
/8
X2 are addressed and could be more analysis.
refuted with detailed.
insightful analysis.
Provides a Evaluates the Attempts to Fails to evaluate
sophisticated persuasiveness evaluate the persuasiveness
analysis of the with a focus on at persuasiveness of the essay.
PERSUASIVENESS essay’s least one of ethos, but lacks clear
/8
X2 persuasiveness, pathos, or logos. focus on rhetorical
addressing ethos, strategies.
pathos, and logos
effectively.
Thoroughly Evaluates the Mentions the Fails to evaluate or
evaluates the conclusion, though conclusion but address the
conclusion and its could include more lacks depth in conclusion.
CONCLUSION effectiveness in analysis of evaluating its
/4
X1 reinforcing the effectiveness. impact.
thesis and
providing broader
implications.
ORGANIZATION & Clear, well- Well-organized Some Lacks organization /4
CLARITY organized review review with minor organization, but and clarity;
X1 with excellent errors or slightly lacks clarity or has numerous errors
transitions and awkward noticeable errors make the review
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logical flow of transitions. that disrupt hard to follow.
ideas. Free from understanding.
errors.
REMARKS:
/48
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