Argumentative Vocab.

Claim

• A statement made to be true

• A claim against another claim or truth

• A statement made to be false

• A statement to support your claim

Counterclaim

• A statement to support another claim

• A statement made to be true

• A claim made against another claim

• Valid date to support your claim

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

Evidence

• An invalid statement to oppose a claim

• A claim made against another claim or truth

• A false statement

• Valid date to support your claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Compelling Argument

• A statement against another statement

• Strong discussion

• Valid data to support your claim

• Counterclaim

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

Persuade

• Cause someone to do something through reasoning

• Force someone to do something

• Make someone do something bad through reasoning

• Lie to someone

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.8.2D

Argument

• A counterclaim

• Evidence to support a claim

• People agreeing with each other

• People disagreeing with each other

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

Favor

• An argument against another

• Showing support in one side

• Showing disapproval in all sides

• A statement showing support

Logic

• Valid reasoning

• Most common writing genre

• Main argument of essay

• Least common writing genre

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

Rebuttal

• Reasoning/evidence to prove a claim

• Reasoning/evidence to disprove a claim

• Reasoning/evidence to prove a counterclaim

• Reasoning/evidence to disprove counterclaim

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Refute

• Audience

• To prove

• To disprove

• Evidence