Support uses appropriate patterns of development. Each aspect of argument relates to thesis, providing coherence and continuity. Resource material is acknowledged and integrated logically. Sentences are well formed and vary in length and type.
Paper exhibits superior grammar, punctuation and spelling.
Patterns of development used for support and the style are not necessarily appropriate. Each aspect of argument is present, but the writer may not have shown connection to thesis. Refutation lacks sincerity and may not answer objections to the argument. Resource material is acknowledged but may not be logically integrated into text. Conclusion may lack compelling elements of an A paper.