Elements of Argument in An Indian Father's Plea

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The author establishes a connection with the reader by writing that his son is a "typical Indian kid" and then moves to question why the teacher has labeled his son as a "slow learner." What structural element of an argument is represented here at the start?

• hook

• call to action

• support

• concession

Despite the label of "slow," Wind-Wolf has "already been through quite an education compared with his peers in Western Society." What structural element of an argument is represented?

• hook

• claim

• refutation

• call to action

The following are examples of methods to BEGIN an argument: a strong statement/declaration, a fact or statistic, a metaphor or simile, a story/anecdote. This section of an argument is a ______________.

Types of ___________ for a claim may include facts, anecdotes, analogies, statistics, examples, details, illustrations, expert opinions, personal observations, personal experiences, testimonies, or experiments.

• hooks

• concessions

• calls to action

• support

Effective ____________ provoke interest and require a defense, rather than simply stating an obvious, known fact that requires no defense or justification. For it to be this, it needs to be an opinion.

• hooks

• claims

• support

• refutations

This is an acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable. In a strong argument, a _________________ is usually accompanied by a refutation challenging the validity of the opposing argument.

• claims

• support

• concession

• refutations

When writers ___________, they demonstrate, using evidence, that all or a portion of a competing position or claim is invalid.

• create a hook

• establish a claim

• refute

• call to action

When writers ______________, they accept all or a portion of a competing position or claim as correct, agree that the competing position or claim is correct under a different set of circumstances, or acknowledge the limitations of their own argument.

• hook

• claim

• concede

• refute

This element of an argument urges people to change their minds and do something; it promotes change.

• hook

• claim

• refutation

• call to action