Argumentative Essay

Which type of writing has differing points of view?

• descriptive writing

• narrative writing

• argumentative writing

• informative writing

What do you call your position on a debate topic?

• Reason

• claim

• quote

• emotion

What is a debate topic?

• an issue people feel strongly in favor of or opposed to

• an issue that everybody has the same opinion of

• an issue that no one cares about

• an issue that cannot be debated

Which term means you like something strongly?

• opposed to

• against

• in favor of

• unsure of

When you copy information exactly from a source, you must ____.

• plagiarize

• use quotation marks

• pretend it is your own

• omit some words

A thesis statement must only include the following:

• a topic + reasons

• your opinion

• reasons + support + reasons

• a topic + your opinion

What is it called when you raise possible objections to your claim?

• counterargument

• argument

• evidence

• rebuttal

What do you call a piece of information which can be proven?

• an anecdote

• a fact

• an example

• a statistic

What is another name for your comeback to a counterargument, disproving a

different opinion?

• rebuttal

• counterargument

• evidence

• claim

What is another name for a counterargument?

• counterbalance

• counter proposal

• counterclaim

• counterpart