Argumentative Essay Writing

Which of the following are considered "central claims" (select all that apply)

• thesis aka thesis statement

• main idea

• main argument

• support

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.8

counterargument

• what the other side of an argument believes and how a writer rebuttals that.

• what the author uses as supporting ideas and evidence to prove their point.

• the main idea or argument of an essay that might be considered biased.

• what the other side of an argument believes when a writer agrees with them.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1C

Bias is...

• when one side of an argument is disliked by an audience.

• when one side of an argument is preferred by a writer (and it shows through their writing)

• when one side of an argument is preferred by an audience (and the writer shows they disagree with the audience)

• when one side of an argument is easily agreed with by the readers.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.8

if an author is credible they are...

(check all that apply)

• good at writing

• believable

• educated on their subject or field of study

• uneducated on their subject or field of study

• not easily believed

Tags

CCSS.W.8.8

logical fallacies...

• are common errors in writing

• are in argumentative texts

• seem true until you apply the rules of logic

• are strong rhetorical devices

• include allusion, repetition, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, analogies, and more

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.8

rhetorical devices are...

• in argumentative texts

• allusion, repetition, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, analogies, and more

• common errors in writing

• true until you apply the rules of logic

• strong indicators of good writing

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

author's purpose is...

• the reason why an author includes rhetorical devices

• the reason why an author has written something

• the reason why an author has identified counterarguments

• the reason why an author uses logical fallacies

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.6

direct address

• when an author talks to certain writers who might agree with them

• when an author asks a question and expects the audience to respond

• when an author writes a letter

• when an author talks to certain groups in the audience

Tags

CCSS.SL.8.1C

evidence

• proof for an argument

• the counterclaim

• bias in an argument

• a rhetorical device

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.SL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.9A

sweeping generalization

• the author's attitude about the topic

• a statement that an author applies to a whole group

• a statement that does not apply to anyone except who the author chooses

• a credible or believable source

• a logical fallacy