Trimester 2 Argumentative Vocabulary

a sentence that states the purpose of an essay

• counterargument

• thesis statement

• rebuttal

• claim

ideas that are presented to oppose an argument

• counterargument

• reasons

• evidence

• explanation

argument or information explaining why the author believes he or she is correct

• evidence

• explanation

• anecdote

• reasons

statements in which reason is used to influence actions or ideas

• argument

• counterargument

• claim

• thesis statement

supporting materials used to prove or disprove something. (facts, data, statistics, etc)

• statistics

• data

• explanation

• evidence

collecting, organizing, and explaining data

• statistics

• data

• reasons

• evidence

organized information in number form

• statistics

• evidence

• reasons

• data

something that truly exists or happens

• opinion

• evidence

• fact

• explanation

a belief or way of thinking about something

• fact

• opinion

• claim

• argument

short personal story relating to the topic used to grab the reader's attention

• anecdote

• claim

• thesis statement

• argument