Argument essay terms

Which of the following is not a form of evidence?

• Quote from an expert

• Government definitions or statistics

• Your dad's opinion

What is a counterclaim?

• A rebuttal

• The other argument

• Your argument

• The strongest piece of evidence

What should you do after presenting text evidence?

• Move on to another quote

• Explain how that evidence proves your claim

• Transition to a new paragraph

What is a rebuttal?

• Restating your argument

• The boat from Finding Nemo

• Explains why counterclaim is wrong

Where does your claim go?

• In the first body paragraph

• In the introductory paragraph

• In the counterclaim

• In the conclusion paragarph

This is the position or idea that the writer is trying to get the audience to accept.

• reason

• claim

• evidence

What links the claim to your evidence

• evidence

• reasons

• miss Trunchbull

• rebuttal

Facts, statistics, anecdotes, and quotes are...

• claims

• rebuttal

• evidence

• audience

A statement that goes against or opposes the author's claim.

• counterclaim/counterargument

• rebuttal

• evidence

• conclusion

What is a thesis statement?

• A concluding sentence

• A detail of the sentence

• A summary of the main points of an essay

• A question about something

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2