Argument and Claims

the writer's position on an issue or problem is called

• Your claim or your opinion

• evidence from the article

• counterargument

• sufficient

Which of the following is the best example of an argument? 

• How monkeys survive in the jungle: Five Surprising Facts
• If you are not playing Fortnite, you should be, because it is the greatest game on the market today. 
• Have you ever wondered why the Egyptians built the pyramids?
• I love nachos!!!!!

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?

• To entertain the reader
• To inform the reader
• To persuade the reader
• To let the reader decide

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.8

Any information that helps prove a claim.

• evidence

• argument

• counterclaim

• thesis

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Facts, quotations, examples, and statistics can all be used as _______________.

• evidence

• claims

• arguments

• counterclaims

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CCSS.L.3.1A

the argument against a claim (what the other side would say if they disagreed with a claim)

• counterclaim

• fallacy

• author's purpose

• argument

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CCSS.L.2.2C

What is the purpose of an argument?

• TO EXPLAIN
• TO PERSUADE
• TO ENTERTAIN
• TO INFORM

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.SL.8.3

Evidence must be...

• long

• expressive

• relevant

• friendly

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

When making a claim you should not...

• have evidence

• use the word, "I believe or I think"

• give reasons

• argue

Sufficient evidence means...

• relevant

• claim

• It is correct

• you have enough

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1