Part 4: Writing an Argumentative Paragraph about an Informational Text
Question 4 • TX-English IV
Read the claim and counterclaim.Claim: The marine chronometer was the most historically important artifact because it made it possible for international trade to flourish.Counterclaim: At the time the marine chronometer was invented, international trade was already taking place.
Answer
A
However, Thomas Earnshaw’s invention of an affordable chronometer meant that virtually any ship could carry one aboard.
B
Even so, it was the marine chronometer that allowed Charles Darwin to make his famous voyage and publish his findings about evolution.
C
However, the marine chronometer finally made accurate maps possible, creating safe, rapid, and efficient shipping routes.
D
Even so, international trade would have continued to expand and prosper by finding alternate ways to make trade by sea more effective.