AP Lang Argument Essay Examples

An argument essay gives you a prompt and expects your own evidence, not provided sources. Scoring follows the same three-row rubric as the other AP Lang essay types: thesis, evidence and commentary, and sophistication. Sophistication is only reachable once evidence and commentary already scores at least 3 of 4.

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