Parts of an Argument

What is a claim?

• How the author supports their reasoning

• Breaking down an argument

• The overall thesis or main point being made.

• The proof of an argument

What are the reasons within an argument?

• Why the author believes their claim to be true

• The author's opinion on the topic

• That author's state of mind

• The author's thinking or explanation of the evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the evidence of an argument?

• All of the below

• How the author supports their argument

• No evidence is needed in an argument

• The author's opinion

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of the following is NOT evidence?

• Statistics

• Quotes

• History

• Opinions

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Reasoning is the author's thinking or explanation of how the evidence

____________________.

• breaks down the opposition.

• does not apply to their claim.

• actually supports their claim.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

The rebuttal of an argument is

• the opposing side

• why the other side is not as strong as the author's claim

• all of the above

Delineating means to break down the

An opinion is a point view formed:

• with sufficient evidence to support it

• without sufficient evidence to support it

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Mr. Hanbury is:

• amazing

• wonderful

• the best teacher ever

• funny

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5