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This is the first of several major claims to support the argument about the desirability of frozen food. Each major claim, or point, is labelled as a \"pitch,\" and is essentially its own mini-argument within the larger structure. This one supports the claim that using frozen foods can mitigate the effects of climate change.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"f21363bb-610f-4cf9-81db-298ddeacfb72"}],"header":"Claim #1"},{"position":{"x":96,"y":44.077697568389056},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

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Analyzing the parts of an argument

Dorothy Hadfield