Argumentative/Persuasive Vocabulary

Proof or research of a credible source

• claim

• evidence

• explanation

• warrant

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.8

Statement the writer is trying to prove is true

• claim

• counterclaim

• reason

• warrant

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.W.7.1A

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.1C

CCSS.W.7.9B

Statement opposing the claim/opposing argument

• claim

• counterclaim

• rebuttal

• warrant

Tags

CCSS.W.7.1A

CCSS.W.7.1C

a writer’s position or stance on an issue

• claim

• fact

• sound rasoning

• irrelevant

If a source is believable/trustworthy, then they are. . .

• evaluate

• reasoning

• author's purpose

• credible

fact-checking evidence in order to assess credibility

• refute

• persuasive techniques

• verify

• argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.W.8.8

acknowledgement of the opposite stance of an argument

• opposing viewpoint

• verify

• argument

• anecdote

Which of these is NOT a credible source?

• Website ending in .edu or .gov

• Newspaper Article

• Wikipedia

• Google Scholar

Choose the best evidence to support the claim below.

Claim: "It is necessary to go to college to be successful."

• People with higher degrees make more money

• College makes you smart

• College prepares you for life

• College costs a lot of money

The audience of a text is...

• the people you imagine reading, listening, or watching.

• the people coming to a concert.

• always your teacher.

• determined by the topic only.