1). Selecting and forming a claim about a specific topic.
2). Identifying evidence to include to support your reasons.
3). Investigating counterclaims that go against your claim.
Explanation:
An argumentative essay is characterized as the essay that offers both the sides(in support and counter) of the argument.
Writing is a creative yet recursive process and pre-writing is the initial stage of this process. While researching an argumentative essay, the first pre-writing step would be 'the selection of a topic that you wish to argue upon and formation of a claim to reflect your position in the argument.' The next step would involve <u>'looking for the evidence to substantiate your claim as well as reasons and justify your position before the audience'</u> that persuades them logically. The next crucial step would be 'to investigate the counterclaims that oppose your claim' as it helps in establishing the credibility of the argument. The final stage is 'refutation of these claims with appropriate logic and evidence' that substantiates the author's claim and position. Thus, <u>options 1, 2, and 3</u> are the correct answers.
