Question

argumentative writing: revising

• ethos: establishing your own credibility and the credibility of sources within a document.
• pathos: appealing to the emotions of your audience through word choice.
• logos: the use of logic and reasoning to strengthen your argument.

hook/clincher

• make sure you opened your essay with a strong hook that interests the reader.
• make sure you closed your essay with a strong clincher that leaves an impact and evokes emotion within the reader.

what should be valid, reliable, viable, and credible in an argumentative essay?
options: opinions, sources, biases

Explanation:

In an argumentative essay, per the ethos concept (establishing credibility of sources), sources need to be valid, reliable, viable, and credible. Opinions are personal and not inherently valid/reliable in this context, and biases undermine credibility, so sources are the correct choice.

Answer:

B. sources