Vocabulary Review

What does it mean to evaluate?

• to judge or assess

• to respond to

What is a claim?

• a reason

• a position

What is a reason?

• the "why"

• the position

What is evidence?

• facts, examples, and research

• stories to support your ideas

What is a counterargument?

• the push back on the push back

• the push back

What is a rebuttal?

• the push back on the push back

• the push back

What is a solution?

• the agreed upon outcome

• the right answer

What is the goal of a critical discussion?

• to find the right answer

• to find an outcome/compromise people can agree on

What is a controversial issue?

• an issue in which people have a difference of opinion

• an issue in which people tend to agree