Argumentative Writing

The position you take on a topic is called?

• rebuttal

• counter-argument

• claim

• evidence

The point of view that disagrees with your claim is called?

• evidence

• counter-argument

• rebuttal

• conclusion

Information that supports your claim is most commonly known as:

• conclusion

• evidence

• rebuttal

• claim

In an effective argument, writers will use a rebuttal to:

• give reasons that prove the counter argument to be invalid.

• show the other point of view.

• explain the topic.

• introduce the argument.