Argument Vocabulary

A claim is

• a creature that lives in the ocean

• a statement supported by evidence

• a dish like stew

• something but I won't tell you

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

A counterclaim is

• a claim against the claim

• a claim left on the counter

• a type of fox that only lives in Palos Verdes

• what?

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Evidence is

• something you shouldn't look at for too long

• missing

• something you like

• reasons and facts to support the claim

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

An opinion is

• like a thumb; everybody has one

• a belief about something that may or may not be supported by evidence

• mine to have hahahahaha

• a fact

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

To support is to

• plank for two minutes straight

• hold up or prove

• keep something hidden

• write a thesis

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

A rebuttal is

• the response to the counterclaim when you try to prove the statement is not true

• like a minivan but longer

• the sound a car makes when the brakes are worn down

• your facts in an argument

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

Opposing is

• the winning side of an argument

• the opposite; completely different

• from the Latin word oppo

• the curvature of space

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

An argument is

• something you carry around in your pocket

• a statement, reason, fact for or against a point

• when you get really mad

• the evidence in your essay

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A fact is

• an opionion

• facts!

• a statement that can be proven true or false

• what you need to survive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Counterclaim

• often starts with words like "Some might say that," or "You could argue that..."

• is still something you find on the counter

• is the thesis statement

• makes you want to hide

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6