In a text i read your answer is "The purpose of an Argumentative Essay is to defend a debatable position on a particular issue with the ultimate goal of persuading readers to accept the argument."
When someone wants to present a stance and also needs to develop an argument about it, the claim is what he will be using <em>to verify the validity of</em> <em>his position</em>. He will make a claim to support or prove his agument and for it to be accepted as logical. Many other claims might be included in the argument, but then <em>the main idea will be restated in the conclusion. </em>
