Argument Writing Terms

The reason why the author is writing the piece

• Claim
• Ethos
• Audience
• Purpose

This is the writer’s position on the issue or topic  that is presented in the prompt.  It is the side of the argument that the writer is on.

• Evidence
• Claim 
• Audience 
• Purpose

Information from the text that backs up a claim.  This should be directly quoted from the text. 

• Evidence
• Audience 
• Purpose 
• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The people who will read the author’s piece and will hopefully support the author’s claim.

• Purpose
• Reasoning
• Relevant Evidence
• Audience

This is evidence that is important and necessary to supporting the claim.

• Irrelevant Evidence 
• Audience 
• Reasoning
• Relevant Evidence 

This is evidence that is extra or besides the point of the claim.  It is not necessary to prove the claim.

• Irrelevant Evidence 
• Pathos
• Irrelevant Evidence 
• Audience

The writer acknowledges the opposing claim by presenting reasoning or facts to disprove it.

• Purpose
• Counter-claim 
• Pathos
• Claim

There are two sides to every issue.  The opposing claim is the expected objection to the writer’s claim.

• Audience
• Evidence
• Opposing claim 
• Ethos

The use of trust to appeal to the reader.

• Ethos
• Logos
• Pathos
• Relevant Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The use of feelings and emotions to appeal to the reader.

• Ethos
• Logos
• Pathos
• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5