Argumentative Vocabulary

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Claim

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A statement that can be supported with evidence.

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Text evidence

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It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.

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Reason

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the process of explaining how evidence supports a claim 

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An anecdote is

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An anecdote is a story of something that happened to someone and can be used as evidence to prove your point.

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Why is it important to use evidence in argumentative writing?

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Use evidence to persuade your readers to accept your claim

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Main Idea means

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What the text is mostly about

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Author's Purpose is

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reason why an author writes

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Evidence in a text

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Information or details from a text that support a claim or argument.

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Emphasize

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To give special importance or attention to something.

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Primary purpose

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The most important reason why the author wrote the text.