Argument & Persuasion Terms

What is a claim?

• Author's position on issue; statement about what's good/true or what should be done

• statements that support the claim

• Opposite opinion of a claim.

• Support for the reasons offered; helps to convince audiences to accept claims.

What are reasons?

• ethos, pathos, logos

• statements that support the claim

• Response to a counterargument

• appeal to credibility - using credible, trusted sources

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is evidence?

• Response to a counterargument

• Support for the reasons offered; helps to convince audiences to accept claims.

• appeal to credibility - using credible, trusted sources

• appeal to logic and reason - using facts, statistics

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is a counterargument (or counterclaim)?

• Claim, Reasons, Evidence, Counterclaim, Rebuttal

• statements that support the claim

• Support for the reasons offered; helps to convince audiences to accept claims.

• Opposite opinion of a claim.

What is a rebuttal?

• A statement about what's true/good or about what should be done/believed; the writer's position on an issue.

• statements that support the claim

• Response to a counterargument

• The opposite opinion of a claim

What are the five main parts of an argument?

• Claim, Reasons, Rhetorical Appeals, Purpose, Currency

• Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Claim, Rhetorical Appeals

• Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose

• Claim, Reasons, Evidence, Counterclaim, Rebuttal

What are rhetorical appeals?

• The methods used to persuade; ethos, pathos, and logos

• How you tell if an author is credible or not

• The opposite opinion of a claim

• The response to a counterargument

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is ethos?

• Appeal to credibility - using trusted sources, expert opinions

• Appeal to logic - using facts and statistics

• Appeal to emotion - for example, using emotional stories or language

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is logos?

• Appeal to logic - using facts/statistics

• Appeal to emotion - using emotional stories or language for example

• Appeal to credibility - using expert opinions, trusted sources

• The opposite opinion of your claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is pathos?

• Appeal to logic - using facts or statistics

• Appeal to emotion - using emotional stories or language for exampe

• Appeal to credibility - using expert opinions, trusted sources

• The opposite opinion of a claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5