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Make-ups: (you can show up to either of them) Thursday: 7:30pm Friday: 10:15am Essay structure: No. of paragraphs: 5-6 Word count: 450-550 Thesis: author’s opinion: claim Introduction: Thesis statement: contains the author’s thesis: author’s opinion: claim: Robert Pattinson will make a good Batman. 3-4xBody: Why? Pro 1: The trailer seems promising. Pro 2: He has recently acted in a few good films with a lot of critical acclaim. Con: Address the counter-argument: Do we really want the guy who played Edward Cullen to be the next Batman? +

Refutation: Con is wrong / Pros > Cons: Some might say / People might argue that the guy who played Edward Cullen could never play the role of someone like Batman. (Refutation) However, that does not make sense because there are hundreds of actors who have had terrible roles but went on to perform really well or act in really good movies. In fact, Robert Pattinson’s filmography recently, such as The Lighthouse, show that he really has some very good acting skills. On top of that, the trailer for The Batman shows a completely different Robert Pattinson who has no trace of the Edward Cullen who have grown to detest. Conclusion Claims: assertion that something is true/false: opinion a) Claim of fact: can be proven/tested to be true or false Eg: At least 80% of 105.5 uses an iPhone. Eg: There are at least a billion galaxies in the universe. Eg: NSU BBA students in their first year nowadays use their phones at least 3 hours every day. Eg: At most half of the students in this class use an iPhone....