Argument and Persuasion Vocabulary

Front

Argument

Back

a disagreement

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Front

Claim

Back

the author’s position or opinion

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

Evidence

Back

supports the reason

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Front

Reason

Back

supports the claim

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

Front

Counterclaim/Counterargument

Back

the other side of the argument

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

Evaluate

Back

study it and judge

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

CCSS.L.6.6

Front

Source

Back

where we got our evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

Front

Credible

Back

trustworthy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Overgeneralization

Back

Making a statement that clusters a whole group into a category or description (Can be positive or negative)

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

Front

Stereotyping

Back

A negative form of grouping whole groups into a category or description