Vocabulary in Argumentative Writing

The intended reader of your argumentative essay is called your _______.

• thesis

• citation

• purpose

• audience

This is the sentence in your introductory paragraph that states your position on a particular subject.

• thesis statement

• concluding statement

• main idea

• lead

What is evidence?

• the opposing view on a certain subject

• an available body of facts and statistics to support your claims and reasons

• the writer’s position that they are trying to prove

• connects the evidence to the claim

What does it mean when a reason or evidence is relevant?

• It is a statement of your position on an issue.

• It is closely connected or appropriate to what is being discussed.

• It includes facts, statistics, and other information.

• It is the reason why you disagree with the author.

What is a claim?

• the opposing viewpoint

• the writer's position that they are trying to prove

• facts and statistics to support ideas

• connects evidence to the claim

The art of effective speaking or persuasive writing is called _____________________.

• rhetoric

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

The position from which you view or judge something is called your ________.

• viewpoint

• report

• reasoning

• evidence

To refute means ______.

• to disprove the opposing argument.

• to acknowledge and agree with the opposing argument.

• to partly admit the flaws of your argument

• to attack the other person, instead of their argument.

When you state why you are making a claim, you are giving your ______.

• counterclaim

• thesis statement

• reasons

• rebuttal

A carefully stated claim supported by reasons and evidence is called an __________.

• argument

• claim

• counterargument

• cupport