Review of Argumentative Writing Terms

the most important idea in an informational text

• claim

• controlling idea

• introduction

• hook

the writer’s or speaker’s position on a debatable issue or problem

• claim

• controlling idea

• introduction

• hook

the opening paragraph or section of a text

• claim

• controlling idea

• introduction

• hook

a genre of writing in which a writer presents a central claim and provides reasons and evidence to support that claim

• claim

• controlling idea

• argumentative writing

• counter argument

the events, situations, or language that surround a particular word, phrase or piece of text that help explain its meaning

• claim

• context

• argumentative writing

• counter argument

the part of an argument in which the writer considers and attempts to disprove an opposing opinion

• claim

• context

• argumentative writing

• counter argument

the order or pattern a writer uses to organize information

• text structure

• context

• argumentative writing

• counter argument

a statement that shares the central idea of an essay

• text structure

• thesis statement

• argumentative writing

• counter argument

the quality of connection between ideas and details within a sentence or paragraph

• text structure

• cohesion

• argumentative writing

• counter argument

a conjunction that joins a dependent idea or clause to a main clause

• text structure

• cohesion

• subordination conjunction

• counter argument