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Board,Advanced Placement,AP,AP Central,and the acorm logo are registeredtrademarks of College BoardVisit College Board on the web:collegeboard.org.AP Central is the official online home for the AP Program:apcentral.collegeboard.org.  \n# Argument Essay\n\nIn a 2018 interview about the importance of collaboration,then United States Representative Carlos Curbelo stated:“If you′re trying to convincesomeone that they need to get involved in an issue or perhaps change their thinking on an issue,trying to scare them is not always effective and canactually sow resentment.\"  \nWrite an essay that argues your position on the extent to which Curbelo's claim about persuading others is valid.  \nIn your response you should do the following:  \n·Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible position.  \n·  Provide evidence to support your line of reasoning.  \n·Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning.  \n·  Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.  \nAP®English Language and Composition 2023 Scoring Guidelines  \n\n| Reporting  \u003Cbr>Category   | Scoring Criteria   |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Row A  \u003Cbr>Thesis  \u003Cbr>(0-1 points)   | 0 points  \u003Cbr>For any of the following:  \u003Cbr>·There is no defensible thesis.  \u003Cbr>·The intended thesis only restates the prompt.  \u003Cbr>·The intended thesis provides a summary of the issue with no  \u003Cbr>apparent or coherent claim.  \u003Cbr>·There is a thesis,but it does not respond to the prompt.   | 1 point  \u003Cbr>Responds to the prompt with athesis that presents a defensible position.   |\n|  | Decision Rules and Scoring Notes   |  |\n|  | Responses that do not earn this point:  \u003Cbr>·Only restate the prompt.  \u003Cbr>·Do not take a position,or the position is vague or must be inferred.  \u003Cbr>·State an obvious fact rather than making a claim that requires a  \u003Cbr>defense.   | Responses that earn this point:  \u003Cbr>·  Respond to the prompt by taking a position on the extent to which Curbelo's claim  \u003Cbr>about persuading others is valid,rather than restating or rephrasing the prompt.Clearly  \u003Cbr>take a position rather than just stating that there are pros/cons.   |\n|  | Examples that do not earn this point:  \u003Cbr>Do not take a position  \u003Cbr>·“Sometimes presenting someone with information that frightens  \u003Cbr>them is effective in getting them to see yourpoint of view and  \u003Cbr>sometimes this tactic backfires.\"  \u003Cbr>Address the topic of the prompt but are not defensible—it is an  \u003Cbr>obvious fact stated as a claim  \u003Cbr>·\"People can be persuaded by many things.\"   | Examples that earn this point:  \u003Cbr>Present a defensible position that responds to the prompt.  \u003Cbr>·\"Former U.S.Representative Curbelo correctly points out that scare tactics are not  \u003Cbr>effective when trying to foster collaboration.\"  \u003Cbr>·“Although trying to frighten someone into changing their mind might be considered  \u003Cbr>bullying in many instances,there are some situations where the only way to make  \u003Cbr>people see reason is to present them with the unpleasant,and often scary,truth.\"  \u003Cbr>·\"It's interesting that Carlos Curbelo points out that trying to scare people into doing  \u003Cbr>what you want can foster resentment,because often the original attempt to scare  \u003Cbr>someone is a result of resentment—resentment that the other person doesn't think the  \u003Cbr>same way you do—and that is nevera good position upon which to develop a  \u003Cbr>collaborative relationship.\"   |\n|  | Additional Notes:  \u003Cbr>·The thesis may be more than one sentence,provided the sentences are in close proximity.  \u003Cbr>·The thesis may be anywhere within the response.  \u003Cbr>·The thesis may establish a line of reasoning that structures the essay,but it needn't do so to earn the thesis point.  \u003Cbr>·A thesis that meets the criteria can be 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