Argumentative Text

The statement an author makes about a topic is called a(n):

• essay

• claim

• reason

• evidence

A counterargument is:

• a text that an author uses to defend a position

• the quality of having trustworthy and reliable sources

• a viewpoint that opposes the author's claim

• the intended target group for a message

The strongest arguments include:

• logical fallacies and faulty reasoning

• reliable sources and faulty reasoning

• logical fallacies and credible evidence

• reliable sources and credible evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

 

If I claim that cell phones should not be allowed in classrooms, a counterargument would be:

• potatoes are overrated

• cell phones should be allowed in classrooms

• cell phones are important for daily life

• cell phone ring tones are annoying

A stereotype is

• a rhetorical fallacy

• the whole picture

• people classified based on one quality

• often unkind

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

Making a claim and supporting it using logic is:

• persuasion

• claim

• argument

• evidence

information used to back up and support your answer

• bridge

• persuasion

• argument

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

the intended target group for a message

• evidence

• bandwagon appeal

• audience

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

Evidence is facts that support your claim. 

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

A counterargument challenges the argument by addressing the position of someone who may not agree with you. 

• true

• false