TDA vocabulary

Point/claim

• an explanation of someone's belief

• the view, or opinion, someone takes on an issue based on personal thoughts and feelings more than on belief

• a statement said in a different way

reason

• a statement said in a different way

• an explanation of someone's belief

• the view, or opinion, someone takes on an issue based on thought and feelings, more than on facts

restate

• a statement said in a different way

• an explanation of someone's belief

• the view, or opinion, someone takes on an issue based on thought and feelings, more than on facts

proof

• punctuation used to cite evidence

• factual information used to support your point

• information used to prove that a reason is believeble

quotations

• punctuation used to cite evidence

• factual information used to support your point

• information used to prove that a reason is believeble

evidence

• punctuation used to cite evidence

• factual information used to support your point

• information used to prove that a reason is believable

support

• to observe closely; take a closer look

• make an educated guess based on the information you already have

• analyzes how the evidence proves the point/claim

• helps connect the evidence back to the point/claim

explanation

• to observe closely; take a closer look

• make an educated guess based on the information you already have

• analyzes how the evidence proves the point/claim

• helps connect the evidence back to the point/claim

infer

• to observe closely; take a closer look

• make an educated guess based on the information you already have

• analyzes how the evidence proves the point/claim

• helps connect the evidence back to the point/claim

analyze

• to observe closely; take a closer look

• make an educated guess based on the information you already have

• analyzes how the evidence proves the point/claim

• helps connect the evidence back to the point/claim