Argumentative Paragraph

A claim is

• The position you are trying to get your readers to accept

• The thesis statement

• Found in the introduction

• All of the above

Making a claim and supporting it using feelings and emotions is called....

• Evidence

• Argument

• Persuasion

A refutation demonstrates why the counterargument is wrong.

• True

• False

Your introduction paragraph includes

• Your hook

• Thesis

• All the above

True or False: a statement that explains how the evidence supports and connects to the claim is the counterargument.

• True

• False

Information used to back up and support your answer

• Bridge

• Argument

• Persuasion

• Evidence

Making a claim and supporting it using feelings and emotions

• Persuasion

• Argument

• Claim

• Evidence

Challenging the argument by addressing the position of someone who may not agree with the argument

• Turnback/rebuttal

• Warrant

• Counterargument

• Argument

True or False:

Evidence is facts that support your claim.

• True

• False

A counterargument challenges the argument by addressing the position of someone who may not agree with you.

• True

• False