Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

argumentative essay

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: ar-gu-men-ta-tive es-say
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of essay, common in educational contexts, that presents a stance or position on a specific issue and provides evidence and reasoning to support that stance.

Example Sentences

"[W]e conduct the first independent, systematic study of AI-generated language content that is typically dealt with in high-school education: argumentative essays, i.e. essays in which students discuss a position on a controversial topic by collecting and reflecting on evidence (e.g. ‘Should students be taught to cooperate or compete?’)."

Inflected Forms

argumentative essays (plural)

Questions

What does argumentative essay mean?: A type of essay, common in educational contexts, that presents a stance or position on a specific issue and provides evidence and reasoning to support that stance.

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