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Category: Arguments

Persuasive arguments, or stories based on persuasive arguments.

Graffiti Argument

By Anita M., 4th Grade, Little Village
Arguments That's Weird, Grandma

I believe that our city should have less graffiti. My first reason is because in our school there

is a person that paints the walls. His name is Mark but gangs always write their name of

their gangs. The second reason is that there's a store that had a picture of a mom and son

but then the next day it was ruined. The person who painted it was depressed. I felt really

sad. The third reason is that when they write graffiti they have to paint it again and they're

wasting a lot of money. I would implement this change by giving every other children a wall

to draw wherever they have in their minds. In conclusion I believe there should be less

graffiti. The End.

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I Believe que Todos los Dias cae Nieve

By Hernan G., Columbia Explorers Academy
Arguments Spanish That's Weird, Grandma

I believe que todos los dias cae nieve.
My first reason is me gusta la nieve.
My second reason is porque puedo jugar con mis primos.
My third (last) reason is nos aventimos nieve.


English translation:

I believe it should snow every day.
My first reason is I like the snow.
My second reason is because I can play with my cousins
My third (last) reason is we throw snow.

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Argument (Food Fight)

By Desiree, Richard, Faith, Nathan, and Daved, 3rd Grade, Trumbull Elementary
Arguments Podcasts

We believe we should have food fights everyday.

Our first reason is that it would make the vice principal mad.

Our second reason is that it gets squishy and looks funny.

Our final reason is that we don't have to eat the food and it's fun.

In conclusion, we believe we should have food fights every day.

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Buy One House Get One Free

By Maribel C., Davis Sheild
Arguments That's Weird, Grandma

PRO:
1) I think that’s a good idea so in one house you can live and in the other you could put all your cool stuff.
2) You could sleep in one house and then another day in the other.

CON:
1) You need to pay double money for light, gas and water
2) Some other people could enter your house and you won’t even notice.

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Untitled (Pokemon Cards)

By Mario M., 4th Grade, Columbia Explorers Academy
Arguments Podcasts

I believe I should get more pokemon cards. I think this because once they stop making them I will never have a favorite thing that I love and enjoy. I have lots of friends. They all have pokemon cards too. This affects the world because pokemon cards are really popular. Even my twenty year old brother loves pokemon cards, and he collects them. A world without pokemon cards is like a world without internet. Kids just like pokemon, and if they don’t get and they will never be happy for the rest of eternity.

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