ELA II: Final Exam Part I: Argumentative Writing

An authors position or perspective on a specific subject

• reasons

• claim

• argument

• statistics

An author’s points for making their claim that will be supported with evidence.

• reasons

• point of view

• claim

• perpective

A collection of information used to support an author’s idea.

• statistics

• fact

• counterclaim

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

A thing or idea that is universally known to be true or proved.

• opinion

• statistics

• fact

• rebuttal

A point of view or judgment made about something.

• opinion

• claim

• fact

• statistics

An argument put forward to oppose an idea or theory.

• counterclaim

• fact

• evidence

• reasoning

Emotional appeal - attempts to evoke an emotional response in the consumer. Some emotions may be happiness, pain, fear or guilt.

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logical appeal - gives evidence/ straight facts

• logos

• ethos

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Ethical appeal - appeal to the character of the company. They may bring in experts and their facts, or celebrity endorsements.

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Your opinion or argument is called a(n) 

• claim 
• evidence 
• counterclaim 
• limitation