According to Tardiff and Brizee, an essay that makes a claim supported by evidence is classified as an _______ essay.
A. expository
B. analytical
C. argumentative
D. explanatory
My answer is A
I agree.
The answer is actually C
Really!
Well, then, the answer could be all of the four!! All four need to have evidence supporting whatever the main idea is ... but I guess the big clue in that question is the word "claim."
An argumentative paper makes a claim about some topic or other and then justifies that claim with facts, research results, or other kinds of evidence. As the authors write, “The claim can be an opinion, a policy proposal, an evaluation, a cause-and-effect statement, or an interpretation” (Tardiff & Brizee, 2013).
It is C, right?