Argument Notes/Assignment "Don't Give Money to Beggars": Group Work Assignment

What a Claim Is:

*A claim is the main argument of an essay. It is probably the single most important part
of an academic paper. The complexity, effectiveness, and quality of the entire paper
hinges on the claim. If your claim is boring or obvious, the rest of the paper probably
will be too.
*A claim defines your paper's goals, direction, scope, and exigence and is supported by
evidence, quotations, argumentation, expert opinion, statistics, and telling details.
*A claim must be argumentative. When you make a claim, you are arguing for a certain
interpretation or understanding of your subject.
*A good claim is specific. It makes a focused argument (MTV's popularity is waning because it no longer plays music videos) rather than a general one (MTV sucks).

(https://depts.washington.edu/owrc/Handouts/Claims%20Claims%20Claims.pdf)

Today's Assignment:
"Don't Give Money to Beggars"
Vocabulary: Write down the sentence(s) from the text where it appears
cynical/cynicism
lucrative
burden
decisive
prompt
vast 
elicit

Answer the following 3 questions:
1. What is the author's claim? Be specific. How do you know? (use textual evidence to support)
2. What evidence does he give? What type(s) of evidence are used? Is some evidence better than others? Why? (use textual evidence)
3. How does the author attempt to persuade you to believe he is correct? (this doesn't mean give the same evidence from #2, but look at that evidence and think about what he wants you to do/think about/, how/why does he think this evidence will persuade you)