Arguments and Rhetorical Devices HMH

Arguments
&
Rhetorical Devices

I can trace and evaluate arguments.

Open Ended

What is the claim in this video?

Open Ended

What are the reasons that the protagonist gives for needing a new cell phone?

Open Ended

What evidence does the protagonist have for needing a new cell phone?

Multiple Choice

What is a claim?

• specific facts, statistics, or examples

• reasons and evidence used to prove the claim

• statements that address opposing viewpoints

• author’s position on a problem or issue

Open Ended

GIve an example of a claim.

Multiple Choice

What is support?

• statements that address opposing viewpoints

• reasons and evidence used to prove the claim.

• author’s position on a problem or issue.

• specific facts, statistics, or examples

Open Ended

Provide one good reason why we should continue to have free seating.

Multiple Choice

What is evidence?

• statements that address opposing viewpoints

• specific facts, statistics, or examples

• author’s position on a problem or issue

• reasons and evidence used to prove the claim

Open Ended

Provide evidence that proves why Mars wouldn't be a good place to live.

Multiple Choice

What are counterclaims?

• author’s position on a problem or issue

• statements that address opposing viewpoints.

• reasons and evidence used to prove the claim.

• specific facts, statistics, or examples

Open Ended

Write a counterclaim to the following claim. Mars would be an excellent place to live.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of direct address?

• "Would you want to trust a scientific mission to the people who run reality TV?"

• "Imagine yourself as an astronaut, a part of the first manned mission to Mars."

• "This form of mining, therefore, would be incredibly beneficial for our survival and advancement."

• The risks of space exploration could be grave for a planet already plagued by pollution.

Open Ended

Provide an example of a direct address?

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a rhetorical question?

• "Imagine yourself as an astronaut, a part of the first manned mission to Mars?"

• "This form of mining, therefore, would be incredibly beneficial for our survival and advancement?"

• The risks of space exploration could be grave for a planet already plagued by pollution?

• "Would you want to trust a scientific mission to the people who run reality TV?"

Open Ended

Provide an example of a rhetorical question.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of loaded language?

• "Imagine yourself as an astronaut, a part of the first manned mission to Mars."

• "This form of mining, therefore, would be incredibly beneficial for our survival and advancement."

• "Would you want to trust a scientific mission to the people who run reality TV?"

• There is an extra result of space travel: black carbon from rocket exhaust that’s deposited in the outer atmosphere.

Open Ended

Provide an example of loaded language.