Argument Review

What is an argument in academic writing?

• Getting into a fight

• Communicating to convince someone to do or believe something

• A quote from an outside source

• Personal feelings about an issue

What is a claim?

• Proof that your argument is correct

• What someone who disagrees with you might say

• A sentence to hook your reader into what you've written

• A statement of what you are trying to convince others to do or believe that is backed up with evidence.

What makes a claim strong?

• It is debatable (there are two sides to the issue)

• It is provable (evidence can back it up)

• It is not obvious or impossible

• All of the above

What is a counterclaim?

• What someone might say who believes the opposite of your claim

• Evidence to back up your claim

• A statement of what you want to convince someone to do or believe

• A method of persuasion based on emotions

Which is NOT one of the 5 parts of an argument?

• Claim

• Reasoning

• Ethos

• Refute the Counterclaim

What is the importance of REFUTING the counterclaim?

• It disproves people who disagree with you before they can even talk

• It makes your argument weaker

• It confuses your teachers

• It enrages the tiger that lives in every classroom

What is ethos?

• Persuasion based on emotion

• Persuasion based on logic

• Persuasion based on credibility

• Persuasion based on the fire nation attacking

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is pathos?

• Persuasion based on emotion

• Persuasion based on logic

• Persuasion based on credibility

• Persuasion based on your girlfriend turning into the moon (that's rough buddy)

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is logos?

• Persuasion based on emotion

• Persuasion based on logic

• Persuasion based on credibility

• Persuasion based on Aang saving the world

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"You should eat more chocolate because people who eat chocolate every day are proven to be 72% happier." This is an example of:

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• hungry

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5