Argument Essay Terms

Your opinion or argument is called a...Tu opinión o argumento se llama ...

• claim

• counterclaim

• evidence

• rebuttal

Which of the following is not a form of evidence?¿Cuál de las siguientes no es una forma de prueba?

• Quote from an expert

• Government definitions or statistics

• Your dad's opinion

How many paragraphs are in an argument essay? ¿Cuántos párrafos hay en un ensayo de argumento?

• 10

• 5

• 1

What is a counterclaim? ¿Qué es una contrademanda?

• A rebuttal

• The other argument

• Your argument

• The strongest piece of evidence

How many BODY PARAGRAPHS are in an argument essay?¿Cuántos PÁRRAFOS DEL CUERPO hay en un ensayo de argumento?

• 2

• 5

• 3

• 1

What should you do after presenting text evidence? ¿Qué debe hacer después de presentar la evidencia textual?

• Move on to another quote

• Explain how that evidence proves your claim

• Transition to a new paragraph

What is a rebuttal?

¿Qué es una refutación?

• Something you call your little brother

• The boat from Finding Nemo

• Explains why counterclaim is wrong

• Restating your argument

Where does your claim go? ¿A dónde va su reclamo?

• In the first body paragraph

• In the introductory paragraph

• In the counterclaim

• In the conclusion paragraph

This is the position or idea that the writer is trying to get the audience to accept. Esta es la posición o idea que el escritor está tratando de hacer que la audiencia acepte.

• reason

• claim

• evidence

What links the claim to your evidence. ¿Qué vincula la afirmación con su evidencia?

• evidence

• reasons

• miss Trunchbull

• rebuttal