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 Grade  Argumentative  Body  Paragraph  

  Claim  
(Agreeing  and  
  Disagreeing)  

While  nuclear  supporters  are  probably  wrong  when  they  claim  that  nuclear  power  is  completely  
Introducing  
safe,  they  are  right  that  nuclear  power  is  the  best  option  to  meet  the  US’s  growing  energy  needs.  
Quotation  
According  to  energy  experts,  “Energy  consumption  in  the  United  States  is  projected  to  grow  for  at  
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least  the  next  25  years.”  In  addition,  “Nuclear  energy  accounts  for  9  percent  of  U.S.  Energy   Transition  
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Evidence   consumption.”  Basically,  the  country’s  energy  experts  are  saying  that  nuclear  energy  is  an   Explaining  
Quotation  
underused  resource  that  can  help  meet  the  United  States’  demand  for  energy.  Of  course,  many  will  

probably  disagree  with  this  assertion  that  nuclear  energy  alone  can  meet  all  of  the  country’s   Naysayer/  
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energy  needs.  Although  the  contributions  of  nuclear  energy  man  seem  trivial,  they  are  in  fact  

crucial  in  terms  of  today’s  concern  over  sustainable  energy.  Nuclear  power  is  the  only  option  for  

meeting  the  increasing  energy  needs  without  exhasusting  the  planet’s  resources.    

   
Why  the  claim  
matters/Who  
cares  

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