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.W.6.2D

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.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Front

Thesis statement is ...

Back

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