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1.4. Building Your Argument




1.4.1. What is an Argument?


An argument is the main idea of your essay or thesis, also called a "claim", "thesis" or "hypothesis".  An argument is directly linked to academic conversation the scholars work on and is supported by data or evidence that supports the idea. In academic texts, the author tries to convince the reader of an arguments they defend by presenting proves, findings, interpretations, and comparing with other studies about a subject. Therefore, Fahy (2008) characterizes academic writing as a form of a debate contains logical argument. Thus, a scientific argument should have “clearly defined topic” and one “side” of and academic debate.