Argument Vocabulary

What is the writer's position on an issue

• evidence

• anecdote

• claim

• warrant

What is a reliable, accurate and trustworthy source?

• anecdote

• rebuttal

• fallacy

• credible

What is evidence or an argument made in response to a counterclaim?

• rebuttal

• paraphrase

• plagiarism

• warrant

What are personal stories or examples that illustrate or show a point - used as a form of evidence?

• opinion

• anecdote

• argument

• plagiarism

What are facts, statistics, or researched information that can prove that something is true or valid?

• reason

• claim

• evidence

• pathos

What is a prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another?

• fallacy

• bias

• fact

• opinion

What is an organized set of reasons that aim to persuade others that an action or an idea is true or valid?

• paraphrase

• logos

• warrant

• argument

What is an appeal to logic and reason as a way to persuade an audience by logical thought, fact, statistic, or reason.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• mogos

What is an appeal to authority. Convincing an audience of the reliability of the moral character or credibility of the speaker or writer.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• opinion

What is an appeal to emotion as a way of convincing an audience of an argument by evoking an emotional response?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• bias