There are four main parts of a typical argumentative essay. The introduction, which is the opening section of your paper, sets the tone and topic for the rest of your work. The thesis statement (which is found at the beginning of this paper), is presented as a single sentence in which you discuss or claim that something happens or exists. Body paragraphs, which follow each other consecutively without interruption, focus on specific points within your body paragraph. Each body paragraph provides detailed evidence to support both sides of an argument on a specific topic and addresses at least one point raised in your thesis statement by making arguments based on fact or logic and by quoting sources; these two components give substance to any information provided by you through proof or reason.