Argument

What is the main purpose of an argument?

• Make a claim and offer reasons and evidence to support it

• Explain a controversial topic

• Tell a story

• Slander your opponent

True or False: A Claim of Fact are statements that express an opinion.

• true

• false

True or false: A Claim of value expresses an opinion or judgement.

• true

• false

True or false: A Claim of Policy offers one or more solutions to a problem.

• true

• false

The purpose of a reason is

• to provide statistics and evidence to support a claim

• to appeal to emotions

• to provide a personal anecdote to support a claim

• to provide a general statement to support a claim

"10.55 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 years stated that they listened to Jazz in the past month." This is an example of

• an anecdote

• an example

• a statistic

• a claim

Appealing to a quality such a freedom, equality, justice and loyalty is

• appealing to values

• appealing to needs

Appealing to things such as health, safety, shelter, self-esteem and recognition is

• Appealing to needs

• Appealing to values

The purpose of a refutation is

• praise the opposition

• provide reasoning for the claim

• recognizing and arguing against the opposition

• Recognizing and arguing for the opposition

A fallacy is

• a lie

• a error in reasoning

• an evaluation

• an assumption