how do you start an argumentative paragraph about why basketball is the best sport?

Question

guidelines:

1. Topic/Introductory sentence

2. Point/Argument

3. Proof(s)

4. Explanation(s)

5. Restate Point/Argument

6. Concluding sentence

Answer 1

To start the essay, I would go all the way back to the invention of the sport. I remember reading somewhere that the first game of basketball was played at a YMCA, with peach baskets instead of the stringed hoops we're used to seeing in modern gyms. Maybe start there, and then write about how much the game has evolved and changed over the years, and why it's so popular today.

If I were to create an argument in favor of basketball, I would focus on the accessibility of the sport. Basketball does not require much by way of expensive equipment, and a basketball court doesn't take up an enormous amount of space. It can be played both indoors or outdoors, and there aren't many complex skills that you need to cultivate in order to play the game at its most basic level. Basketball is also popular on an international level, it's played by people of all ages and ability levels, and neither of the two genders are stigmatized for playing it. It's the all-purpose sport.

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Answer 2

Hello,

Thank you for posting on Wyzant. There a hundreds of ways people start their paragraphs, but one way to start an argumentative paragraph after the introduction is by throwing a strong sentence in there. Example: "Throwing a bat to hit a ball has more thrill than others may think." or "Baseball is more than just the knowledge of a bat in ball." or "It's not just the game but the players."

It depends on your points of what makes baseball great/the best sport. Once you start it with a catchy, strong sentence you then can add more detail off of what that first sentence means.

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