Argumentative Essay Key Terms and Structures

The main point, argument/assertion, usually supported by evidence is a ...

Contextualized evidence can come from ...

• history

• personal experience

• current events

• all of these

Arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion is a ...

Counterclaim is ...

• a form of evidence that is presented to contradict or nullify other evidence that has been presented by an adverse party

• a position taken by someone with an opposing viewpoint

• a thesis statement

• your stance/position on the issue

Rebuttal/refutation is ...

• arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion

• the main point, argument/assertion, usually supported by evidence

• a form of evidence that is presented to contradict or nullify other evidence that has been presented by an adverse party

• the action or process of reasoning systematically in support of an idea, action, or theory

To qualify an argument means ...

• to agree with some and to disagree with other parts

• to call to action

• to understand an opposing view

• to admit the partial or whole truth

Concession in argumention means

• the act of saying or proving that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false

• the evidence and facts that help support the claim

• acknowledgment of the validity of an opponent's point

• a form of evidence that is presented to contradict or nullify other evidence that has been presented by an adverse party

Look at the image and identify the argumentative structure.

Look at the image and identify the argumentative structure.

The first sentence or question in an essay that is designed to grab the reader's attention is called a ....