The argumentative essay starts with an introduction.

The introduction is
the gateway into your paper, and it serves two roles. The introduction
should grab your reader's attention and let him or her know what your
paper will be about. Your thesis must also let your reader know what your
essay will be about. By the time he or she finishes your conclusion, the
reader should know what you intend to write about, what you think of that
subject, and what specific statement you intend to prove.

The body is where you stop talking about what you're going to do in your
essay and you start actually doing it. In other words, the body is where you
actually prove the assertion you made at the end of your introduction.
Because the body is meant to do the heavy work of your essay, proving
the point which you want to make, the language in your body will most
likely be less engaging and more basic than the language in your
introduction. Because the job of the body is to prove the thesis, it is both
the easiest and the most dangerous part of your essay to write. It's easy
because the body is the part of the essay where the words probably come
to you easiest, but proving the thesis often turns out to be easier said than
done. Despite the fact that the total body of evidence may be somewhat
inconclusive, it is your job to present the evidence in su...
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