paragraphs, but this assertion will act as the starting point and sole focus of my paragraph. Naturally, readers are going to wonder why you are confident in your assertion. This is why body paragraphs provide evidence. Evidence comprises all the experts, books, articles, and examples you use to support your assertion. Without evidence, your reader will presume that your paragraph’s assertion is a made-up opinion rather than a demonstrable argument. For instance, imagine a reader questioning the
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