Argument Moves

How confident are you in your ability to identify an author's arugment moves?

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The article entitled, "Why social media challenges are spiraling out of control" is arguing that social media challenges have become ________ .

Argument Move?

On Jan. 25, a Tennessee teen was accidentally shot in the head by a friend — all for the sake of a challenge.

• Personal experience

• Example

• Statistic

• Logical Reasoning

Argument Move?

I remember having jalapeño eating contests with my friends in middle school. We would see who could eat the most jalapeño slices before needing a drink of milk to ease our tortured taste buds.

• Emotional Appeal

• Personal experience

• Statistic

• Research

Argument Move?

Over the years, there have been numerous social media challenges that have gone viral. Some of the frivolous and more popular ones included "The Mannequin Challenge," where people stand in poses while someone walks through the scene recording, and "The Running Man Challenge," a goofy dance popularized by two University of Maryland basketball players.

• Examples

• Personal experience

• Statistics

• Comparison

Argument Move(s)?

"The Hot Pepper Challenge" required eating a ghost pepper, up to 417 times hotter than the mild jalapeños I ate as a kid.

• Logical reasoning

• Loaded words

• Example

• Comparison

Which word in the quote below is a strong word choice to support the author's argument?

Finally, the horrifying "Fire Challenge" had kids cover themselves in a flammable liquid, light themselves on fire, and then jump into a shower or pool.

• Finally

• horrifying

• flammable liquid

• cover

Argument Move?

According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, there have been 86 reported cases of 13- to 19-year-olds consuming single-load laundry detergent packets within the first three weeks of this year. This is in stark contrast to the 53 total cases in 2017.

• Loaded Words

• Statistic

• Comparison

• Expert organization

Which words in the quote below are strong/loaded words to support the author's claim?

Kids should aim to invent or join in the next ALS Challenge, not something useless, disturbing, or accidentally fatal.

• invent

• useless

• disturbing

• accidentally fatal

Argument Move?

Even flipping a water bottle seems inspired compared to lighting yourself on fire.

• Fact

• Cause/Effect

• Loaded words

• Comparison