Argumentative Text

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The statement an author makes about a topic is called a(n):

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claim

Front

Examples of author's purpose: persuade, entertain, analyze, program

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program

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

A counterargument is:

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a viewpoint that opposes the author's claim

Front

If you have a bias about a topic, you will not likely present both sides of the argument.

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True

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

Front

When must you give credit to the author of information?

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When you summarize or paraphrase.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Front

The strongest arguments include:

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reliable sources and credible evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

Front

Counterargument to banning cell phones in classrooms.

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Cell phones should be allowed in classrooms.

Front

To reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea is to...

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summarize

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

A stereotype is NOT: a rhetorical fallacy, people classified based on one quality, often unkind

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the whole picture

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CCSS.RL.5.6

Front

Which of the following does NOT help check the credibility of a source?

• the background of the author
• the date the article was published
• the author's use of other sources
• the title

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the title

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9