Argumentative Writing Techniques

What makes up an argumentative essay?

• introduction, body, conclusion

• lead, thesis, conclusion

• claim, counterclaim, rebuttal

• beginning, middle, end

In an argumentative essay, how should a claim be defined?

• It is an attention getter sentence.

• It is the main idea of an essay.

• It is the counterargument.

• your views on a topic.

Which of the following best define an argument?

• It’s a claim that has logic and facts

• It’s a claim that has feelings in it.

• It’s a claim that tells an opinion.

• It’s a claim that tells a story.

Which of the choices below is another term for rebuttal?

• counterargument

• author’s position

• return to a claim.

• conclusion

Which of the following refers to a hook or lead?

• a sentence that has the main idea of an essay

• a sentence that ends the paper

• a sentence that gets the reader's attention

• a sentence that explains the point of an essay

What is a counterclaim?

• an opponent's claim

• a refutation / rebuttal

• an ending of an essay

• an author’s position

What argumentative writing technique is used when an author makes a case by telling a story with a clear point related to his/her argument?

• proposal argument

• rebuttal argument

• narrative argument

• definition argument

What argumentative writing technique does an author used when it argues that something has caused/led something else to a particular problem?

• causal argument

• evaluation argument

• proposal argument

• rebuttal argument

What argumentative writing technique used in this statement: Although the Hercules Shoe Company is nonpolluting and provides a socially useful product, it is not a socially responsible company because it treats its workers unjustly?

• causal argument

• definition argument

• evaluation argument

• narrative argument

.If an author recognizes ideas from those who may oppose, what argumentative writing technique is being used?

• rebuttal argument

• evaluation argument

• definition argument

• narrative argument