Argumentative Text

Front

The people that will be affected by this topic or read your essay

Back

audience

Front

Information used to back up and support your answer

Back

evidence

Front

What is a claim? Options: The position you are trying to get your readers to accept, the thesis statement, found in the introduction, all of the above

Back

all of the above

Front

The objective is to establish a claim and then support it with logical reasoning, examples, and evidence.

Back

Argumentative Text

Front

The statement of the position that you are arguing? Options: Evidence, Bias, Claim, Counterargument

Back

Claim

Front

An argument or set of reasons that are against an idea or theory from another argument.

Back

Counterargument

Front

What is the purpose of the argumentative text? Options: To enjoy, To inform, To entertain, To convince.

Back

To convince.

Front

Ideas that are presented to oppose an argument

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counterargument

Front

What is textual evidence?

Back

Proof from the text to support your answer.

Front

Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

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It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.