College Composition CLEP Prep Practice Exam

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Study for the College Composition CLEP Exam. Enhance your writing skills with multiple choice questions and detailed explanations. Prepare confidently for your exam!

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What is the main strategy used in argumentative essays?

Use metaphors and similes wherever possible
Offer solutions to a problem
Provide evidence to support claims
Customize the format to make the essay unique

The correct answer is: Provide evidence to support claims

Argumentative essays rely on providing evidence in order to support a specific claim or argument. Therefore, choices A, B, and D are not the main strategy used in argumentative essays. While metaphors and similes may be used to enhance the argument, they are not the main strategy. Offering solutions to a problem may be a component of the argument, but it is not the primary strategy. Customizing the format may make the essay more engaging, but it does not address the main strategy of providing evidence.