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the statement that takes a position on an issue or controversy
The claim is the main idea of the text. It is what the argumentative text is trying to prove. The claim takes a position on an issue. An example of a claim would be "Students should be given a study hall period during the school day, even if it means reducing the regular class times." This statement takes a position on the topic of study halls in schools. The rest of the options are all other elements of an argumentative text, but they do not describe the claim.
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The first portion: Ultimately pointless as it was fierce and acrimonious, means that that it was as much of a waste of time as it was aggressive and fueled by fury. Second they acknowledge that it was not that the couldn't prevent it but they didn't know what happened.
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