Argumentative Text Vocabulary

Front

A claim is ...

Back

The position or assertion about a topic or issue.

Front

Credibility is ...

Back

Having reliable and trustworthy characteristics.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

An organizational pattern ...

Back

Is the way an author organizes his ideas and provides supporting details.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

The author's purpose ...

Back

Is the reason the author writes about a topic.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Front

Key ideas ...

Back

Are important ideas throughout a text that support the central message.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

An argument is ...

Back

A text in which the author develops and defends a position, or debates a topic using logic and persuasion.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

Emotional appeal is ...

Back

Terms or phrases that have strong emotional overtones.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

Counterargument is ...

Back

A viewpoint that goes against the author's claim.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Evidence is ...

Back

Facts, statistics, or examples that support a claim.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

Front

Thesis statement is ...

Back

A sentence that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay.